resting potential

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   the potential difference between the two sides of the membrane of a nerve cell when the cell is not conducting an impulse

   Broaderelectric potential

Questions about resting potential

What does resting potential mean?

resting potential means "the potential difference between the two sides of the membrane of a nerve cell when the cell is not conducting an impulse".

Is resting potential a common word?

resting potential is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.