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Electrophoresis
The migration of electrically charged molecules through a medium under the influence of an electric field
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The migration of electrically charged molecules through a medium under the influence of an electric field
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(biochemistry), a method for the separation and analysis of large molecules (such as proteins) by migrating a colloidal solution of them through a gel; gel electrophoresis
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| cataphoresisnoun | electrophoresis of cations |
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| cataphoresisnoun | electrophoresis of cations |
| gelnoun | A semi-solid to almost solid colloid of a solid and a liquid, such as jelly, cheese or opal. |
| polyacrylamidenoun | (organic chemistry) Any of a range of cross-linked polymers of acrylamide; used to form soft gels for making contact lenses etc. |
| electrofocusingnoun | (chemistry) Any of several techniques for the separation or concentration of chemical compounds by means of an applied electric field. |
| immunoelectrophoresisnoun | A technique, using a combination of protein electrophoresis and an antigen-antibody interaction, to separate mixtures of proteins and identify them. |
| electrochromatographynoun | (chemistry) a form of chromatography in which the compounds to be separated move under the action of an electric current; electropherography |
| electrophoriesisnoun | Misspelling of electrophoresis. [(electricity) The migration of electrically charged molecules through a medium under the influence of an electric field.] |
| eletrophoresisnoun | Misspelling of electrophoresis. [(electricity) The migration of electrically charged molecules through a medium under the influence of an electric field.] |
| dielectrophoresisnoun | (physics) The exertion of a force on a (uncharged) particle in a non-uniform electric field |
| electroosmosisnoun | (physics) the migration of ions in a solvent through the capillaries of a membrane under the influence of an applied electric field |
| electrodiffusionnoun | (physics) diffusion of charged particles under the influence of an electric field |
| electromigrationnoun | (physics) the transport of small particles under the influence of an electric charge; the separation of ions of isotopes by this method |
| electrodispersionnoun | (physics, chemistry) a broadening of the peaks in electrophoresis due to differential conductivity |
| ionophoresisnoun | (physics) The movement of charged particles in an electric field |
| electroendosmosisnoun | (physics) endosmosis under the influence of an electric field |
| electrokinesisnoun | (fantasy, science fiction) The generation of electrical force using the mind alone. |
| electrotransportnoun | The transport of material in an electric field |
| electroconvectionnoun | (physics) The flow of molecules of a liquid crystal (or other fluid) under the influence of an applied electric field |
| electromotilitynoun | (biology, physics) motility (of hairs etc) caused by changes in electric charge |
| electropulsationnoun | (biology, physics) The application of pulses of electricity to individual cells in order to make its membrane temporarily permeable |
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