Term: resting potential: the potential difference between the two sides of the membrane of a nerve cell when the cell is not conducting an impulse
Broader: electric potential: the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts | Unrelated: network: (broadcasting) a communication system consisting of a group of broadcasting stations that all transmit the same programs
Broader: electric potential: the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts | Unrelated: fugue: dissociative disorder in which a person forgets who they are and leaves home to creates a new life; during the fugue there is no memory of the former life; after recovering there is no memory for events during the dissociative state
Broader: electric potential: the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts | Unrelated: family man: a man whose family is of major importance in his life
Broader: electric potential: the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts | Unrelated: lima bean: broad flat beans simmered gently; never eaten raw
Broader: electric potential: the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts | Unrelated: mahdism: belief in the appearance of the Mahdi; devotion to a Mahdi
Broader: electric potential: the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts | Unrelated: slip-on: an article of clothing (garment or shoe) that is easily slipped on or off
Broader: electric potential: the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts | Unrelated: iron: a golf club that has a relatively narrow metal head
Broader: electric potential: the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts | Unrelated: riverbank: the bank of a river
Broader: electric potential: the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts | Unrelated: dynamite: an explosive containing nitrate sensitized with nitroglycerin absorbed on wood pulp
Broader: electric potential: the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts | Unrelated: neutrality: nonparticipation in a dispute or war