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Meaning of "photosensitizer" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PHOTOSENSITIZER

photosensitizer  [ˌfəʊtəʊˈsɛnsɪˌtaɪzə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PHOTOSENSITIZER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Photosensitizer 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 PHOTOSENSITIZER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

photosensitizer

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.

Definition of photosensitizer in the English dictionary

The definition of photosensitizer in the dictionary is a drug, food or other chemical that increases sensitivity to light and other visible photons.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PHOTOSENSITIZER


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

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PHOTOSENSITIZER

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE PHOTOSENSITIZER

acclimatizer
advertizer
alphabetizer
baptizer
complementizer
demagnetizer
digitizer
dogmatizer
dramatizer
epigrammatizer
hypnotizer
organizer
peptizer
poetizer
pragmatizer
proselytizer
quantizer
stigmatizer
systematizer
unitizer

Synonyms and antonyms of photosensitizer in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «photosensitizer» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PHOTOSENSITIZER

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

Translator English - Chinese

光敏剂
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fotosensibilizador
570 millions of speakers

English

photosensitizer
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

photosensitizer
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الضيائي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

фотосенсибилизатором
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fotossensibilizador
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

photosensitizer
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

photosensibilisateur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Photosensitizer
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

감광제
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Photosensitizer
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

photosensitizer
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

photosensitizer
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

छायाचित्रकार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Işığa duyarlı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fotosensibilizzante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fotouczulaczem
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

фотосенсибілізатором
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

photosensitizer
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φωτοευαισθητοποιητή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

photosensitizer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fotosensibilisator
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

photosensitizer
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of photosensitizer

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PHOTOSENSITIZER»

The term «photosensitizer» is regularly used and occupies the 94.797 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PHOTOSENSITIZER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «photosensitizer» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «photosensitizer» 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 photosensitizer

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PHOTOSENSITIZER»

Discover the use of photosensitizer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to photosensitizer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Plant Relationships: A Comprehensive Treatise on Fungi As ...
B. Mode of Action of Perylenequinone Toxins The fungal perylenequinone toxins fit the classification of a group of compounds known as photosensitizers. Photosensitizer is a name that dates back to the beginning of the twentieth century ...
Holger B. Deising, 2009
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Withrow and MacEwen's Small Animal Clinical Oncology
localizes in neoplastic tissue. Tumor characteristics, drug delivery vehicle, and photosensitizer properties may all play a role in tumor localization; however, the precise mechanisms are largely unknown. Tumor factors that may contribute to the ...
Stephen J. Withrow, David M. Vail, 2007
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Perez & Brady's Principles and Practice of Radiation Oncology
In turn, the tissue optical properties are influenced by the spatiotemporal distribution and concentration of both the photosensitizer and oxygen in the illuminated tissues. During illumination, the light dosimetry also dynamically changes as the ...
Edward C. Halperin, Luther W. Brady, Carlos A. Perez, 2013
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Applied Laser Medicine
Photosensitizer Delivery and Transportation It appears that hydrophilic substances, including haematoporphyrin and porphyrins substituted with hydrophilic side groups, are transported generally with albumin, the hydrophobic ones in ...
Hans-Peter Berlien, Gerhard J. Müller, 2003
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Age-related macular degeneration
10.3 . Photosensitizer Secondary vascular repair mechanisms, such as amplification of platelet binding and aggregation, as well as the release of vasoactive mediators (thromboxane, histamine, tumor necrosis factors), will cause additional ...
‎2004
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Topical Antifungals—Advances in Research and Application: ...
“The basic principle of the photo-dynamic therapy (PDT) is to stimulate a photosensitizer by a strong light or a laser, so that a photochemical action will be produced. Then, the cells become toxic for killing the tumor cells or the cancer cells.
‎2013
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Drug Delivery in Oncology: From Basic Research to Cancer Therapy
The photosensitizer conjugate needs to remain photochemically inactive until the construct reaches its destination and photosensitizer is released by the targeted enzyme that cleaves the photosensitizer from the quencher. This assures the ...
Felix Kratz, Peter Senter, Henning Steinhagen, 2013
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Handbook of Nanophysics: Nanomedicine and Nanorobotics
Box. 22.6. Photodynamic. Therapy. FIGURE 22.14 Simplified Jablonski energy diagram of photosensitizer and singlet. out using primary antibodies specific to the target proteins and then adding QDs conjugated to secondary antibodies.
Klaus D. Sattler, 2010
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Contact Dermatitis
The absorbed photon promotes electrons within the molecule from a stable ground to an excited state, the so-called singlet or triplet state of the photosensitizer. Singlet and triplet states are higher-energy states that are defined by the spin ...
Jeanne Duus Johansen, Peter J. Frosch, Jean-Pierre Lepoittevin, 2010
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World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering ...
Photosensitization Reaction-Induced Electrophysiological Response of Myocardial Cells Dependent on Subcellular Photosensitizer Distribution A. Ito1, H. Matsuo1, T. Suenari1, T. Kimura2, S. Miyoshi2, S. Ogawa2, and T. Arai1 1 School of ...
Olaf Dössel, Wolfgang C. Schlegel, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PHOTOSENSITIZER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term photosensitizer is used in the context of the following news items.
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What Dermatologists Want You to Know About Sun Exposure
“Lime juice is a photosensitizer. If the juice drips on your arm, you can get blisters and a sunburn in the area that is exposed to [the sun],” she ... «U.S. News & World Report, Jul 15»
2
Eliminating Circulating Tumor Cells With Extracorporeal-PhotoTherapy
The team used a photosensitizer selectively targeted against CTCs and flowed patients' blood through a thin transparent medical tube which ... «Immuno-Oncology News, Jul 15»
3
Lasers Make Their Marks on Skin and Tissue Procedures
Talaporfin sodium is a photosensitizer with selective vascular effects that researchers use to treat port-wine stains.7. Traditionally, port-wine stain treatments can ... «Photonics.com, Jul 15»
4
Enhanced efficacy of photodynamic therapy by inhibiting ABCG2 in …
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) contains a photosensitizing process, which includes cellular uptake of photosensitizer and delivery of light to the ... «7thSpace Interactive, Jul 15»
5
Soligenix Inc (OTCBB:SNGX) Adjoins Hands With CLF And NORD
It's a potent photosensitizer that can be applied to skin lesions. Doctors can avoid secondary malignancies' risk by using this method. SNGX. «StocksnTrade, Jul 15»
6
Photodynamic therapy for persistent/recurrent esophageal cancer …
PDT is a topical, non-surgical cancer treatment procedure that uses a photosensitizer and a laser to destroy target cells with little impact on the ... «Medical Xpress, Jun 15»
7
Soligenix Inc (OTCBB:SNGX) Takes New Action To Advance Phase …
The synthetic hypericin is a good quality photosensitizer that is applied carefully to skin lesions so that it can be activated by visible fluorescent ... «StocksnTrade, Jun 15»
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1-year results of combined half-dose photodynamic therapy and …
When PDT activates the photosensitizer verteporfin at the laser-applied area, it induces vascular thrombosis, reduced perfusion and PCV ... «BMC Blogs Network, Jun 15»
9
RHS Student Earns Top Honor at International Competition
“I created a new photosensitizer which has high light absorption and emission properties for use in next generation solar cells and in cancer ... «KVEW, Jun 15»
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Scientists highlight the importance of nanoscale hybrid materials for …
Similarly, photosensitizer loaded mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNPs) and dye loaded MSNPs wrapped with an ultrathin layer of ... «Phys.Org, Jun 15»

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