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refractory period

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.88 in modern English

Syllables
re-frac-to-ry pe-ri-od
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
6
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The period, after excitation, during which a membrane recovers its polarization and is not able to respond to a second stimulus.

noun

A recovery phase after orgasm, during which it is physiologically impossible for an individual to have additional orgasms.

Inflected Forms

refractory periods (plural)

Questions

What does refractory period mean?
The period, after excitation, during which a membrane recovers its polarization and is not able to respond to a second stimulus.

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