Definition of hyperpolarize
transitive verb
: to produce an increase in potential difference across (a biological membrane)
intransitive verb
: to undergo or produce an increase in potential difference across something
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1946
First Known Use of hyperpolarize
1946
Medical Dictionary
hyperpolarize
verb
hy·per·po·lar·ize
Medical Definition of hyperpolarize
hyperpolarized
or chiefly Britishhyperpolarised
;hyperpolarizing
or chiefly Britishhyperpolarising
transitive verb
: to produce an increase in potential difference across (a biological membrane) a hyperpolarized nerve cellintransitive verb
: to undergo or produce an increase in potential difference across something
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