to increase the difference in electric potential across (a cell membrane)
intransitive verb
2.
to undergo such an increase
Alsoesp Brithyperpolarise
Derived forms
hyperpolarization
noun
Word origin
[1945–50; hyper- + polarize]This word is first recorded in the period 1945–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: ergative, on-line, shootout, synchronized swimming, taxi squadhyper- is a prefix appearing in loanwords from Greek, where it meant “over,” usually implyingexcess or exaggeration (hyperbole). On this model, hyper- is used, especially as opposed to hypo-, in the formation of compound words (hyperthyroid). Other words that use the affix hyper- include: hypercorrection, hyperopia, hyperparathyroidism, hypertrophy, hyperurbanism