electrophorese

[ ih-lek-troh-fuh-rees ]

verb (used with object)

, Physical Chemistry.

, e·lec·tro·pho·resed, e·lec·tro·pho·res·ing.

1. to subject (a colloidal solution) to electrophoresis.

Word History and Origins

Origin of electrophorese¹

First recorded in 1965–70; back formation from electrophoresis