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hyperpolarize

verb
hy路​per路​po路​lar路​ize | \ 藢h墨-p蓹r-藞p艒-l蓹-藢r墨z How to pronounce hyperpolarize (audio) \
hyperpolarized; hyperpolarizing; hyperpolarizes

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

Other Words from hyperpolarize

hyperpolarization \ 藢h墨-​p蓹r-​藢p艒-​l蓹-​r蓹-​藞z膩-​sh蓹n How to pronounce hyperpolarization (audio) \ noun

First Known Use of hyperpolarize

1946, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

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hyperpolarize

verb
hy路​per路​po路​lar路​ize
variants: or chiefly British hyperpolarise \ 藢h墨-​p蓹r-​藞p艒-​l蓹-​藢r墨z How to pronounce hyperpolarise (audio) \
hyperpolarized or chiefly British hyperpolarised; hyperpolarizing or chiefly British hyperpolarising

Medical Definition of hyperpolarize

transitive verb

: to produce an increase in potential difference across (a biological membrane) a hyperpolarized nerve cell

intransitive verb

: to undergo or produce an increase in potential difference across something

Other Words from hyperpolarize

hyperpolarization or chiefly British hyperpolarisation \ -​藢p艒-​l蓹-​r蓹-​藞z膩-​sh蓹n How to pronounce hyperpolarisation (audio) \ noun