photosensitize
verb
pho·to·sen·si·tize
ˌfō-tō-ˈsen(t)-sə-ˌtīz 
photosensitized; photosensitizing; photosensitizes
: to sensitize to the influence of radiant energy and especially light
photosensitizer
noun
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Its sap contains toxic chemicals known as photosensitizing furanocoumarins.
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photosensitize
transitive verb
pho·to·sen·si·tize
-ˈsen(t)-sə-ˌtīz
variants
also British photosensitise
photosensitized also British photosensitised; photosensitizing also British photosensitising
: to make sensitive to the influence of radiant energy and especially light
photosensitizer
noun
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