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postburst

postburst adjective: after a burst or occurring after a burst.

Adjective

postburst (not comparable)

  1. After a burst or occurring after a burst.
    • Another possible physiological role for a hyperpolarization-activated inward current could be in the postburst hyperpolarization that is characteristic of parasol cells.2016 January 15, “Electrophysiological Evidence for Intrinsic Pacemaker Currents in Crayfish Parasol Cells”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of postburst

From post- + burst.

Questions about postburst

What does postburst mean?
Postburst means after a burst or occurring after a burst.
What part of speech is postburst?
Postburst is an adjective.

Words near postburst in the dictionary

  1. postbuild
  2. postbulbar
  3. postbureaucratic
  4. postburn
  5. postbursal
  6. postburst
  7. postbus
  8. postbuses
  9. postbuyout
  10. postbypass
  11. postcaecal

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