Definitions from Wiktionary (refractory period)
▸ noun: (biology) The period, after excitation, during which a membrane recovers its polarization and is not able to respond to a second stimulus.
▸ noun: A recovery phase after orgasm, during which it is physiologically impossible for an individual to have additional orgasms.
absolute refractory period,
Effective refractory period,
relative refractory period,
pacemaker refractory period,
psychological refractory period,
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▸ noun: (biology) The period, after excitation, during which a membrane recovers its polarization and is not able to respond to a second stimulus.
▸ noun: A recovery phase after orgasm, during which it is physiologically impossible for an individual to have additional orgasms.
Similar:
psychological refractory period,
latency,
foreperiod,
prepotential,
reaction time,
resting,
postpotential,
postconvalescence,
ovulatory period,
retardation,
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Adjectives:
prepotential,
current,
conductible,
permeant,
dielectric,
conductorial,
sc,
supercool,
reactive,
superconducting,
electric
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