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rheobase

rheobase noun: the minimum electric current amplitude that results in an action potential.

Noun

rheobase (plural rheobases)

  1. The minimum electric current amplitude that results in an action potential.

Forms of rheobase

pluralrheobases

Origin of rheobase

From rheo- + base.

Questions about rheobase

What does rheobase mean?
Rheobase means the minimum electric current amplitude that results in an action potential.
What part of speech is rheobase?
Rheobase is a noun.
What is the plural of rheobase?
The plural of rheobase is rheobases.

Words near rheobase in the dictionary

  1. Rhenish Palatinate
  2. rhenium
  3. rheniums
  4. rhenosterbos
  5. rheo-
  6. rheobase
  7. rheobases
  8. rheobasic
  9. rheobiont
  10. rheobionts
  11. rheocardiogram

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