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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   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. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   a loss of polarity or polarization wordnet
3. 3
   The act of reducing polarity, or the result of such action; reduction to an unpolarized or less polarized condition.; Reduction of political polarization. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

depolarisationhypopolarizationhypopolarization:

Antonyms

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hyperpolarization

Etymology

From de- + polarization.

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