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excitable

[ik-sahy-tuh-buhl] / ɪkˈsaɪ tə bəl /


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After Nell2 levels fell, the neurons became larger and less excitable.

From Science Daily Aug. 23, 2026

This change increased the number of GluK4 glutamate receptors, making certain neurons more excitable than normal.

From Science Daily Jun. 3, 2026

I never took a vacation,” Jeffrey says of his devotion to his monthly performances during a recent phone interview after his late January show, which also drew a large, excitable crowd of supporters.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 9, 2026

And it wasn’t lost on Rove that the spindly, excitable man narrating that story for them in a thick Hungarian accent “was once a 16-year-old picking up paving blocks and heaving them at Soviet tanks.”

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 12, 2026

Gaunt, intense, and excitable, with Rasputin’s piercing eyes and a beard that rivaled Darwin's, de Vries already looked like a younger version of his idol.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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