Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun sensitiser

1 sense of sensitiser

Sense 1
sensitizer, sensitiser -- ((chemistry) a substance other than a catalyst that facilitates the start of a catalytic reaction)
       => activator -- ((biology) any agency bringing about activation; a molecule that increases the activity of an enzyme or a protein that increases the production of a gene product in DNA transcription)