sensitivity
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She said in "an ideal situation", people would stop using gel nail polish and go back to old fashioned nail polishes, "which are much less sensitising".
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2023
"Life is made as easy as possible for them so they can rebuild. "Gateway has had an amazing effect in sensitising agencies to what they need to do to resettle refugees.
From BBC • Sep. 23, 2015
Amsatou Sow Sidibe, a presidential adviser, said some progress had been made by Sall's government in sensitising families not to send their children away and in returning runaways to their relatives.
From Reuters • Mar. 19, 2014
Occasionally, upon sensitising collodion, I have found it assume a deep sherry colour a few hours after being made.
From Notes and Queries, Number 218, December 31, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Bell, George
Taking a rod of silver, we may beat out one end into the form of a hollow cup, sensitising the inside by exposing it for a short time to vapour of bromine.
From Response in the Living and Non-Living by Bose, Jagadis Chandra, Sir
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