Sensitization

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-010746",
  "term": "Sensitization",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "The process by which a substance, called a sensitizer, absorbs energy and then transfers that energy to another molecule, which then undergoes a chemical reaction or change. This allows reactions to occur that would otherwise require higher energy input. A common example is in photography, where dyes sensitize silver halide crystals to light.",
  "subject": "Physical and Biophysical Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "colloid",
    "agglomeration",
    "hydrophilic",
    "sol"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1972, 31, 577. 'Manual of Symbols and Terminology for Physicochemical Quantities and Units, Appendix II: Definitions, Terminology and Symbols in Colloid and Surface Chemistry' on page 610 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac197231040577)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/sensitization/"
}