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LIGHT-SENSITIVE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Sensitive to visible light
Example:
photographic film is light-sensitive
Synonyms:
light-sensitive; photosensitive
Classified under:
Similar:
sensitive (responsive to physical stimuli)
Context examples:
The researchers also tested the device’s combined light and drug delivery potential when they made mice that have light-sensitive VTA neurons stay on one side of a cage by commanding the implant to shine laser pulses on the cells.
(Futuristic brain probe allows for wireless control of neurons, NIH)
The cells are stained with a light-sensitive dye, placed in a fluid, and passed in a stream before a laser or other type of light.
(Flow cytometry, NCI Dictionary)
