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Light-sensitive   /laɪt-sˈɛnsətɪv/   Listen
adjective
light-sensitive  adj.  
1.
Affected by light; as, the light-sensitive pigments in the retina.
Synonyms: photosensitive.
2.
Hence: (Chem.) Decomposing under the influence of light; unstable when exposed to light; of chemical compounds.






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"Light-sensitive" Quotes from Famous Books



... my liquid positive, then my magic spectacles. I photograph the story in a liquid with light-sensitive chromates. I build up a complex solution—do you see? I add taste chemically and sound electrically. And when the story is recorded, then I put the solution in my spectacle—my movie projector. I electrolyze the solution, ...
— Pygmalion's Spectacles • Stanley Grauman Weinbaum



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