SINCE 1828
hyperpolarize
verb
hy·per·po·lar·ize
| \ ˌhī-pər-ˈpō-lə-ˌrīz
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hyperpolarized;
hyperpolarizing;
hyperpolarizes
Definition of hyperpolarize
: to produce an increase in potential difference across (a biological membrane)
: to undergo or produce an increase in potential difference across something
Other Words from hyperpolarize
hyperpolarization
\ ˌhī-pər-ˌpō-lə-rə-ˈzā-shən
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noun
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noun
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hyperpolarize
verb
hy·per·po·lar·ize
variants:
or chiefly British hyperpolarise \ ˌhī-pər-ˈpō-lə-ˌrīz
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hyperpolarized
or chiefly British hyperpolarised;
hyperpolarizing
or chiefly British hyperpolarising
Medical Definition of hyperpolarize
: to produce an increase in potential difference across (a biological membrane)
a hyperpolarized nerve cell
: to undergo or produce an increase in potential difference across something
Other Words from hyperpolarize
hyperpolarization
or chiefly British hyperpolarisation \ -ˌpō-lə-rə-ˈzā-shən
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noun
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noun
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