potentiation
UK/pəʊˌten.ʃiːˈeɪ.ʃən/
potentiation noun: the synergistic effect of two drugs given simultaneously.
Noun
potentiation (countable and uncountable, plural potentiations)
- the synergistic effect of two drugs given simultaneously
- Tim Bliss and Terje Lomo^(1,2) first reported the phenomenon of long-term potentiation (LTP), an increase in synaptic efficacy following synaptic activity, over 30 years ago. Since then, LTP has generated enormous interest....2007, Martha L. Escobar with Brian Derrick, “Long-Term Potentiation and Depression as Putative Mechanisms for Memory Formation”, in Federico Bermúdez-Rattoni, editor, Neural Plasticity and Memory...
potentiation meaning in Tamil
potentiation in Tamil
- நச்சுத் தீவிரமடைதல், நீலைநீடித்தல்
Synonyms of potentiation
Forms of potentiation
| plural | potentiations |
|---|---|
| alternative form | potentation |
Words formed from potentiation
Questions about potentiation
- What does potentiation mean?
- Potentiation means the synergistic effect of two drugs given simultaneously.
- What is potentiation in Tamil?
- Potentiation in Tamil is நச்சுத் தீவிரமடைதல், நீலைநீடித்தல். See Potentiation meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is potentiation?
- Potentiation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce potentiation?
- Potentiation is pronounced /pəʊˌten.ʃiːˈeɪ.ʃən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of potentiation?
- The plural of potentiation is potentiations.
Words near potentiation in the dictionary
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