underpotential

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noun

A potential (for the deposition of a metal on a surface) that is greater than that predicted by the Nernst equation.

OriginEnglish potential ← Late Latin potentialis ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? →
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Meanings

noununderpotential (plural underpotentials)

plural underpotentials

  1. chemistryA potential (for the deposition of a metal on a surface) that is greater than that predicted by the Nernst equation.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁entér
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂én
  4. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
  5. Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰí
  6. Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰér
  7. Proto-Germanic*under
  8. Proto-West Germanic*undar
  9. Old Englishunder-
  10. Middle Englishunder-
  11. Englishunder-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*pótis
  13. Proto-Italic*potis
  14. Proto-Italic*potēō
  15. Proto-Italic*potēnts
  16. Latinpotēns
  17. Latinpotentia
  18. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  19. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  20. Late Latinpotentialis
  21. Englishpotential
  22. Englishunderpotential

From under- + potential.

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APA

underpotential. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underpotential

MLA

“underpotential.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underpotential. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “underpotential,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underpotential.

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