electrophoresis

American

[ih-lek-troh-fuh-ree-sis] / ɪˌlɛk troʊ fəˈri sɪs /

noun

Also called cataphoresis. Physical Chemistry. the motion of colloidal particles suspended in a fluid medium, due to the influence of an electric field on the medium.
Biology. this technique, applied to sorting proteins according to their responses to an electric field.

electrophoresis British

/ ɪˌlɛktrəʊfəˈriːsɪs, ɪˌlɛktrəʊfəˈrɛtɪk /

noun

Also called: cataphoresis. the motion of charged particles in a colloid under the influence of an applied electric field

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electrophoresis Scientific

/ ĭ-lĕk′trō-fə-rē′sĭs /

The migration of electrically charged molecules through a fluid or gel under the influence of an electric field. Electrophoresis is used especially to separate combinations of compounds, such as fragments of DNA, for the purpose of studying their components.

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Derived Forms

electrophoretic

adjective

Etymology

Origin of electrophoresis

1910–15; electro- + Greek phórēsis a being borne; see -phore, -sis

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Electrophoresis is used to amplify selected portions of prokaryotic DNA.

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