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electrophoresis definition

electro·pho·re·sis (-fə rē′sis)

noun

the migration of charged colloidal particles or of molecules through a fluid or gel subjected to an electric field

Etymology: ModL < electro- + (cata)phoresis

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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