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electrical polyspermy block

electrical polyspermy block noun: a polyspermy block where the electric potential of an egg rapidly rises from -70mV to +20mV upon contact with sperm due to the influx of sodium ions.

Noun

electrical polyspermy block (plural electrical polyspermy blocks)

  1. A polyspermy block where the electric potential of an egg rapidly rises from -70mV to +20mV upon contact with sperm due to the influx of sodium ions.

Forms of electrical polyspermy block

pluralelectrical polyspermy blocks

Questions about electrical polyspermy block

What does electrical polyspermy block mean?
Electrical polyspermy block means a polyspermy block where the electric potential of an egg rapidly rises from -70mV to +20mV upon contact with sperm due to the influx of sodium ions.
What part of speech is electrical polyspermy block?
Electrical polyspermy block is a noun.
What is the plural of electrical polyspermy block?
The plural of electrical polyspermy block is electrical polyspermy blocks.

Words near electrical polyspermy block in the dictionary

  1. electrical inductance
  2. electrical inductances
  3. electrical installation
  4. electrical installations
  5. electrical polarity
  6. electrical polyspermy block
  7. electrical polyspermy blocks
  8. electrical resistance
  9. electrical resistances
  10. electrical storm
  11. electrical storms

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