Meanings
nounmembrane potential (plural membrane potentials)
plural membrane potentials
- biologyThe difference in electrical potential across the enclosing membrane of a cell
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 膜電位 /膜电位
- 膜電位 /膜电位 (módiànwèi)Translations
German Membranpotential
- MembranpotentialTranslations
Hungarian membránpotenciál
- membránpotenciálTranslations
Norwegian membranpotensial
- membranpotensialTranslations
Swedish membranpotential
- membranpotentialTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
membrane potential. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/membrane%20potential
MLA
“membrane potential.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/membrane%20potential. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “membrane potential,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/membrane%20potential.
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