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sensitisation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.68 in modern English

Syllables
sen-si-ti-sa-tion
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of sensitization.

British usage; Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English sensitise Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English sensitisation From sensitise + -ation.

Usage

Inflected Forms

sensitisations (plural)

Derived Forms

allosensitisation electrosensitisation hypersensitisation immunosensitisation photosensitisation radiosensitisation

Phrases

central sensitisation cross-sensitisation

Synonyms

sensitizing sensitising sensitization

Questions

What does sensitisation mean?
Alternative spelling of sensitization.
Where does sensitisation come from?
Etymology tree English sensitise Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English sensitisation From sensitise + -ation.

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