'light-sensitive' definitions:
Definition of 'light-sensitive'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Sensitive to visible light; "photographic film is light- sensitive" [syn: light-sensitive, photosensitive]
Definition of 'light-sensitive'
From: GCIDE
- light-sensitive \light-sensitive\ adj.
- 1. Affected by light; as, the light-sensitive pigments in the retina.
- Syn: photosensitive. [WordNet 1.5]
- 2. Hence: (Chem.) Decomposing under the influence of light; unstable when exposed to light; -- of chemical compounds. [PJC] lightship