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un·​sen·​si·​tized | \ ˌən-ˈsen(t)-sə-ˌtīzd How to pronounce unsensitized (audio) \

Definition of unsensitized

: not made sensitive or hypersensitive : not sensitized unsensitized patients

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Recent Examples on the Web The authors also dissected out both sensory and motor neurons from unsensitized animals and exposed these to the RNA. — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 16 May 2018

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First Known Use of unsensitized

1889, in the meaning defined above

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“Unsensitized.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsensitized. Accessed 18 Oct. 2021.

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