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noun
The movement of charged particles in an electric field
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
the motion of charged particles in a colloid under the influence of an electric field; particles with a positive charge go to the cathode and negative to the anode
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: electrophoresis, cataphoresis, dielectrolysis
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: natural process, natural action, action, activity
Narrower terms: immunoelectrophoresis, paper electrophoresis, carrier electrophoresis
History
From iono- + -phoresis.
