depolarization

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The act of reducing polarity, or the result of such action; reduction to an unpolarized or less polarized condition.
An intracellular shift in electrical charge distribution, resulting in less negative charge inside the cell compared with outside; it is essential to the function of many cells, communication between cells, and the overall physiology of an organism.
Reduction of political polarization.

/diˌpoʊlɚˌaɪˈzeɪʃən/ /diːˌpəʊ.ləɹaɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/

depolarization depolarizations depolarisation

From de- + polarization.

hypopolarization:

hyperpolarization

after-depolarization prepolarization repolarization

afterdepolarization photodepolarization

Catalan: despolarització French: dépolarisation Galician: despolarización Northern Kurdish: berevajîbûna cemsergeriyê Swedish: depolarisering

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