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su⋅per⋅sen⋅si⋅tive

[soo-per-sen-si-tiv]
–adjective
1. extremely or excessively sensitive; hypersensitive: a supersensitive smoke detector.
2. Electricity. of or pertaining to relays that operate on very small currents, below about 250 microamperes.
3. hypersensitive (def. 2).

Origin:
1830–40; super- + sensitive


su⋅per⋅sen⋅si⋅tive⋅ness, noun
su⋅per⋅sen⋅si⋅tiv⋅i⋅ty, noun
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Main Entry: su·per·sen·si·tive
Pronunciation: -'sen(t)-s&t-iv, -'sen(t)-stiv
Function: adjective
: HYPERSENSITIVEsu·per·sen·si·tiv·i·ty /-"sen(t)-s&-'tiv-&t-E/ noun plural -ties
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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