sensitizers
Agents increasing responsiveness
Sensitizers are substances that cause or increase sensitivity to something.
In chemistry and medicine, a sensitizer makes tissue or an organism react more strongly to a stimulus—a chemical sensitizer might cause allergic reactions on repeated exposure: The dye acted as a skin sensitizer.
In photography, sensitizers increase a material's response to light.
Skin reaction from irritant exposure
- rashHeedless or skin irritation
- rednessCrimson-hued state
- itchingIrritating skin sensation
- inflammationProtective tissue response
eczema · hives · patch testing · skin reaction · irritation · burning · swelling · blistering
Floral reproductive grains
- danderMicroscopic shed skin
- dust mitesMicroscopic skin-eating arachnids
- peanutsEdible underground legumes
- shellfishAquatic creatures with exoskeletons
latex · mold spores · pet hair · nickel · fragrances · preservatives · antibiotics · sulfonamides
Agent enabling change
- initiatorOne who starts something
- activatorAgent that initiates
- promoterOne who organizes events
- acceleratorSpeed control mechanism
inducer · trigger · precursor · hardener · primer · coupling agent · peroxides · free radicals
Responsive to radiant energy
- photochromicChanges shade with light
- solar cellsLight-to-electricity converters
- fluorescentEmitting light when energized
- phosphorescentEmitting stored light
optical brighteners · cyanotypes · spectral · chromophores · photoallergy · bergamot · citrus oils
contact dermatitis
Skin reaction from irritant exposure
inflammation · eczema · hives · patch testing · skin reaction · irritation · burning · swelling · blistering · repeated exposure
pollen
Floral reproductive grains
- danderMicroscopic shed skin
- dust mitesMicroscopic skin-eating arachnids
- peanutsEdible underground legumes
shellfish · latex · mold spores · pet hair · nickel · fragrances · preservatives · antibiotics · sulfonamides · formaldehyde
catalyst
Agent enabling change
accelerator · inducer · trigger · precursor · hardener · primer · coupling agent · peroxides · free radicals · polymerization
photosensitive
Responsive to radiant energy
- photochromicChanges shade with light
- solar cellsLight-to-electricity converters
- fluorescentEmitting light when energized
phosphorescent · optical brighteners · cyanotypes · spectral · chromophores · photoallergy · bergamot · citrus oils
- Industrial Hazardsexplosions, fires, chemical burns, toxic fumes, gas leaks
- skin reactionsrash, hives, irritation, redness, eczema
- toxic hazardstoxic exposure, asbestos, arsenic, neurotoxins, benzene
- enhancersamplifiers, boosters, enhancers, intensifiers, magnifiers
- Darkroom Chemicalsdeveloper, fixer, hypo, toner, hardener
- radiochemistryradiolysis, radiochemistry, ionizing radiation, gamma radiation, radiation dose
sensitizersdesensitizers
Substances reducing sensitivity
inhibitors · suppressors · antagonists · suppressants · dampeners
desensitize, sensitize, desensitized, sensitized, sensitizes, sensitizer, desensitizer