(biology) The difference in electrical potential across the enclosing membrane of a cell

The temperature a parcel of air would have if brought adiabatically to a standard reference pressure

(physiology) The critical level to which a membrane potential must be depolarized to initiate an action potential.

plural of threshold potential

The potential energy of water per unit volume.

(medicine) An electrical potential recorded from a human or animal following presentation of a stimulus, as distinct from spontaneous potentials as detected by electroencephalograms or electromyograms.

plural of action potential

(cytology) The nearly latent membrane potential of inactive cells.

(mathematics) The study of harmonic functions.

plural of zeta potential