'sensitizer' is a correct and usable word in written English.
The word is used as a noun to refer to something that increases sensitivity or awareness on a particular issue. You could use it in a sentence like this: The controversial documentary served as a sensitizer, making people more aware of the ongoing human rights crisis.
A commonly used sensitizer is mercury, which absorbs radiation at 1849 and 2537 angstroms; these are the wavelengths of light produced in high-intensity mercury lamps.
Another mode of photosensitization observed in many reactions involves direct participation of the sensitizer in the reaction itself.
The sensitizer is usually a small amount of nitroglycerin, but in some cases it is TNT, trinitrotoluene (discussed later); for example, it is said that a typical Russian permissible would be 68 percent ammonium nitrate, 10 TNT, 20 sodium chloride, and 2 powdered bark.
"Hot top" enamels nearly always contain fish glue as well as some egg albumin, to which is added a dichromate sensitizer.
Kojic acid, derived from several kinds of fungus, is a common lightening agent (although a report issued in the European Union by the Scientific Committee on Consumer Products last fall described kojic acid as a skin sensitizer and potential irritant).
BH-3-only proteins function as activators or sensitizers of apoptosis and monitor important cell processes for dysfunction.
In a phosphor containing both activators, the lead ions act as sensitizers in introducing an additional excitation band into the system from which the manganese ions get their excitation energy in a nonradiative energy transfer.
Also used as sensitizers are cadmium; some of the noble gases, particularly xenon; zinc; benzophenone; and a large number of organic dyes.
In addition nonexplosive sensitizers were developed that could replace the TNT if desired.
Important synthetic derivatives of the benzo- and dibenzopyridines include cyanine dyes, used as sensitizers in silver halide photographic emulsions, and quinophthalone dyes, applied in plastics, polymer textiles, paper, cosmetics, transfer-printing processes, electronic photography, and laser dyes.
Such sensitizers are especially useful in long-distance photography.
