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Photosensitive vs Photosensitizer - What's the difference?

photosensitive | photosensitizer |

As an adjective photosensitive

is having a reaction to, or able to be affected by, light.

As a noun photosensitizer is

(chemistry) a molecular or atomic species that initiates a photochemical reaction.

photosensitive

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • having a reaction to, or able to be affected by, light

    • photosensitizer

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia photosensitizer) (en noun)
  • (chemistry) A molecular or atomic species that initiates a photochemical reaction