Causing or in the process of removing electrical polarity from a cell or system; describes an ongoing action of reducing charge difference.
Present participle of depolarise; formed with -ing suffix. Used in scientific and medical contexts since the 19th century.
Depolarising drugs are actually used in surgery—they paralyse muscles by keeping them in a 'depolarising' state so surgeons have a steady, motionless field to work in!
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