Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps


Verb: depolarize  dee'pow-lu,rIz
  1. (physics) eliminate the polarization of
    "Most cells of the heart slowly depolarize from their resting membrane potential";
    - depolarise [Brit]

Derived forms: depolarizing, depolarizes, depolarized

Type of: alter, change, modify

Encyclopedia: Depolarize