A chemical or substance that causes a substantial proportion of exposed people or animals to develop an allergic reaction after repeated exposure to the chemical.
Sensitizer or sensitiser may refer to:
- Chemical sensitizer, a chemical that causes allergic reaction in normal tissue after exposure
- Explosive sensitizer, a chemical that promotes the rate of propagation of an explosive; see Chemical explosive#Sensitizer
- Photosensitizer, a chemical that is involved in photoelectrochemical processes
English
Alternative forms
- sensitiser
Etymology
From sensitize + -er.
Noun
sensitizer (plural sensitizers)
- Any agent that sensitizes something.