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Meaning of "photosensitiser" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PHOTOSENSITISER

photosensitiser  [ˌfəʊtəʊˈsensɪˌtaɪzə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PHOTOSENSITISER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Photosensitiser is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PHOTOSENSITISER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

photosensitiser

Photoelectrochemical process

Photoelectrochemical processes are processes in photoelectrochemistry; they usually involve transforming light into other forms of energy. These processes apply to photochemistry, optically pumped lasers, sensitized solar cells, luminescence, and photochromism.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PHOTOSENSITISER


appetiser
ˈæpɪˌtaɪzə
appetizer
ˈæpɪˌtaɪzə
desensitizer
diːˈsɛnsɪˌtaɪzə
digitiser
ˈdɪdʒɪˌtaɪzə
magnetiser
ˈmæɡnɪˌtaɪzə
magnetizer
ˈmæɡnɪˌtaɪzə
palletiser
ˈpælɪˌtaɪzə
palletizer
ˈpælɪˌtaɪzə
pelletiser
ˈpɛlɪˌtaɪzə
pelletizer
ˈpɛlɪˌtaɪzə
photosensitizer
ˌfəʊtəʊˈsɛnsɪˌtaɪzə
privatiser
ˈpraɪvɪˌtaɪzə
privatizer
ˈpraɪvɪˌtaɪzə
proselytiser
ˈprɒsɪlɪˌtaɪzə
sanitiser
ˈsænɪˌtaɪzə
sanitizer
ˈsænɪˌtaɪzə
sensitiser
ˈsensɪˌtaɪzə
sensitizer
ˈsɛnsɪˌtaɪzə
synthetiser
ˈsɪnθɪˌtaɪzə
synthetizer
ˈsɪnθɪˌtaɪzə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PHOTOSENSITISER

photoscan
photosensitisation
photosensitise
photosensitive
photosensitivity
photosensitization
photosensitize
photosensitizer
photosensor
photoset
photosetter
photosetting
photoshoot
Photoshop
Photoshopped
Photoshopping
photosphere
photospheric
photostat
photostatic

WORDS THAT END LIKE PHOTOSENSITISER

acclimatiser
advertiser
alphabetiser
baptiser
chastiser
demagnetiser
democratiser
desensitiser
dogmatiser
dramatiser
epigrammatiser
hypnotiser
mortiser
peptiser
poetiser
pragmatiser
quantiser
stigmatiser
systematiser
utiliser

Synonyms and antonyms of photosensitiser in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «photosensitiser» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PHOTOSENSITISER

Find out the translation of photosensitiser to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of photosensitiser from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «photosensitiser» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

光敏剂
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fotosensibilizador
570 millions of speakers

English

photosensitiser
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

photosensitiser
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

photosensitiser
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

фотосенсибилизатором
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fotossensibilizador
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

photosensitiser
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

photosensibilisateur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Photosensitiser
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Photosensibilisator
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

光増感剤
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

photosensitiser
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Photosensitiser
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

photosensitiser
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

photosensitiser
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फुफ्फुसाचा दाह
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

fotosensitize
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fotosensibilizzante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

uwrażliwiający
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

фотосенсибілізатором
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fotosensibilizant
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

photosensitiser
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

photosensitiser
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fotosensibiliserare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

photosensitiser
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of photosensitiser

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PHOTOSENSITISER»

The term «photosensitiser» is used very little and occupies the 175.443 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PHOTOSENSITISER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «photosensitiser» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «photosensitiser» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about photosensitiser

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PHOTOSENSITISER»

Discover the use of photosensitiser in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to photosensitiser and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Imaging and Focal Therapy of Early Prostate Cancer
Photosensitiser. Development. Haematoporphyrin, one of the photosensitisers popular from the 1960s onwards, was derived from dried blood, which was treated with sulphuric acid. The difficulty in using dried blood lay in the variability of the ...
Thomas J. Polascik, 2012
2
Photomedicine in Gynecology and Reproduction
photosensitiser injection after which the muscle sensitivity to PDT damage falls away. The tumour, on the other hand, does not reach maximum sensitivity until 24–48 h after photosensitiser injection, after which sensitivity also declines.
Pius Wyss, 2000
3
New Scientist
Obviously, we would like to find the ideal compound to use as a photosensitiser. Over the past few years, we have prepared and tested about 150 compounds. On the basis of this work, and the work of others, we now have a clear idea of the ...
4
Barrett's Esophagus: Columnar Lined Esophagus : 250 ...
In gastrointestinal tissues the maximum tumonnormal photosensitiser ratio that can be obtained with a variety of photosensitising agents is approximately 2-3:1. Investigation of photodynamic therapy (PDT) in experimental gastrointestinal ...
Robert Giuli, 2003
5
Modelling and Control in Biomedical Systems 2006
The experimental framework is limited to one cancer cell line (HT29-A4), one photosensitiser (Chlorin e6), one photosensitiser dose (5pg - ml *1), four albumin rates in a monolayer culture and eight measurements between lit and 24h.
David Dagan Feng, Janan Zaytoon, 2006
6
Photosensitisers in Biomedicine
Conversely, efficient photosensitiser action depends on the initial singlet electronic excited state of the molecule having sufficient longevity to allow intersystem crossing and electron spin inversion to yield the triplet excited state from which ...
Mark Wainwright, 2009
7
Photosensitizers in Medicine, Environment, and Security
This strategy was mainly developed on tetrapyrrolic photosensitiser the number of targeting units grafted on a photosensitiser is an important part of the design, as well as the choice of the other units in case of asymmetrical substitution. Design ...
Tebello Nyokong, Vefa Ahsen, 2012
8
Advanced Physical Chemistry
(b) Chlorine as a photosensitiser : In many reactions, chlorine acts as a photosensitiser, Let us consider the decomposition of ozone in the presence of chlorine (as a photosensitiser) under the influence of ultra-violet light. 203 ▻ 203 hv The ...
Gurdeep Raj, 1978
9
X-rays and Wave Mechanics
(b) Chlorine as A photosensitiser : In many reactions, chlorine acts as a photosensitiser. Let us consider the decomposition of ozone in the presence of chlorine (as a photosensitiser) under the influence of ultraviolet light. CI2 20 3 The rate of ...
S. Singh, 2009
10
Barrett’s Esophagus
Negative feedback control (bypassed ineffective control) iFerrochelatase + iron ( slow reaction) (endogenous photosensitiser) Protoporphyrin IX (accumulates in excess) Excess oral 5-amiholaevulinic acid in juice ▽ Porphobilinogen ...
Hugo W. Tilanus, A. E. Attwood, S.E. Attwood, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PHOTOSENSITISER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term photosensitiser is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Advantages of laser therapy in enhancing medicine
Through endocytosis, the so called photosensitiser binds with high specificity to tumour cells anywhere in the body. The process takes several ... «Financial Express, Mar 15»
2
IISc's Light-sensitive Drugs Brighten Anti-cancer Efforts
In PDT, a drug called a photosensitiser is injected into cancer cells in a non-reactive or dormant form. When exposed to light of a specific ... «The New Indian Express, Feb 15»
3
Photooxidation system that's membrane-bound for success
... an amphiphilc photosensitiser and a water oxidation catalyst, into a phospholipid bilayer membrane to make versatile functionalised vesicles. «Chemistry World, May 14»
4
Shining a light on hospital wastewater
PDI uses a nontoxic photosensitiser, in this case a cationic porphyrin, which absorbs energy from visible light and transfers it to other ... «Chemistry World, Feb 14»
5
How a light beam cured my cancer
Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) involves a special kind of drug called a photosensitiser. Once in the body's cells, the drug reacts to light by ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Sep 13»
6
Beating Mother Nature at her own game
"This is the first time that a biomaterial such as chlorophyll has been used as a photosensitiser for a graphene-based phototransistor. The fact ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Sep 13»
7
Novel molecule to treat cancer shows promise
The molecule is a photosensitiser and a derivative of porphyrin. It was found to be three times more efficient than a similar, commercially ... «The Hindu, Jun 13»
8
Releasing reactive oxygen
Under the right conditions, oxygen, light and photosensitiser molecules combine to generate a short-lived poisonous oxygen species called ... «Chemistry World, May 13»
9
New cancer therapy safe, effective and evidence-based
He explained to an English-speaking audience of about 30 how the method utilises a photosensitiser which selectively accumulates cancer ... «The Borneo Post, Feb 13»
10
A cell for a cell
To build the prison, a laser is used to initiate a radical reaction where a photosensitiser, methylene blue, cross-links protein monomers together ... «Chemistry World, Oct 12»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Photosensitiser [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/photosensitiser>. Apr 2024 ».
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