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hyperpolarize

[ hahy-per-poh-luh-rahyz ]
/ ˌhaɪ pərˈpoʊ ləˌraɪz /
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verb (used with object), hy·per·po·lar·ized, hy·per·po·lar·iz·ing.
to increase the difference in electric potential across (a cell membrane).
verb (used without object), hy·per·po·lar·ized, hy·per·po·lar·iz·ing.
to undergo such an increase.
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Also especially British, hy·per·po·lar·ise .

Origin of hyperpolarize

First recorded in 1945–50; hyper- + polarize

OTHER WORDS FROM hyperpolarize

hy·per·po·lar·i·za·tion, noun

Words nearby hyperpolarize

hyperplane, hyperplasia, hyperploid, hyperpnea, hyperpnoea, hyperpolarize, hyperpotassemia, hyperpower, hyperprosexia, hyperpyrexia, hyperreal
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