Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hyperpolarize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hy-per-po-lar-ize
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To increase the polarity of something, especially the polarity across a biological membrane

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English polarize English hyperpolarize From hyper- + polarize.

Inflected Forms

hyperpolarizes (present, singular) hyperpolarizing (participle, present) hyperpolarized (participle, past) hyperpolarized (past)

Derived Forms

hyperpolarizable

Frequently Paired Words

hyperpolarization hyperpolarizer

Antonyms

hypopolarize

Questions

What does hyperpolarize mean?: To increase the polarity of something, especially the polarity across a biological membrane
Where does hyperpolarize come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English polarize English hyperpolarize From hyper- + polarize.

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