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after-potential

after-potential is the alternative spelling of afterpotential.

Meaning of afterpotential

Noun

afterpotential (plural afterpotentials)

  1. A small, transitory electrical potential that follows, and is dependent upon the main potential produced when a nerve is stimulated; seen as a small positive or negative spike on an oscillograph output.

Forms of after-potential

pluralafter-potentials

Questions about after-potential

What is after-potential the alternative spelling of?
After-potential is the alternative spelling of afterpotential.

Words near after-potential in the dictionary

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  4. after-parties
  5. after-party
  6. after-potential
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