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reuptake

re-up·take
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ree-uhp-teyk]
    • /riˈʌp teɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ree-uhp-teyk]
    • /riˈʌp teɪk/

Definitions of reuptake word

  • noun reuptake the process by which the presynaptic terminal of a neuron reabsorbs and recycles the molecules of neurotransmitter it has previously secreted in conveying an impulse to another neuron. 1
  • verb reuptake to reabsorb (a neurotransmitter) following the transmission of a nerve impulse across a synapse 0
  • noun reuptake the reabsorption of a neurotransmitter by a neuron following the transmission of a nerve impulse across a synapse 0

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Origin of reuptake

First appearance:

before 1970
One of the 2% newest English words
First recorded in 1970-75

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Parts of speech for Reuptake

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

reuptake popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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