photosensitiser

verb

make (an organism or substance) sensitive to the influence of radiant energy and especially light

Roots

phosphoto- · Greek · light sentiresens- · Latin · to feel, perceive itivus-it · Latin · having the quality of izein-is · Greek · to make, to render er-er · Old English · agent, that which does

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Where does photosensitiser come from?

The word photosensitiser breaks down into 5 roots of Greek, Latin, and Old English origin: photo, from Greek phos (“light”); sens, from Latin sentire (“to feel, perceive”); -it, from Latin itivus (“having the quality of”); -is, from Greek izein (“to make, to render”); and -er, from Old English er (“agent, that which does”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.