Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z electroretinography A diagnostic test to used to measure the electrical responses of various cell types in the retina. electrorheological Of or pertaining to electrorheology. electrorheologically In terms of or by means of electrorheology. electrorheology The study of the effects of electric fields on the rheological properties of materials electrorotation The rotation of an electrically polarized particle electroscalar Describing a wave that has a scalar electric component. electroscope a simple device that detects the presence of an electric charge by the mutual repulsion of metal foils or pith balls electroscopic of, pertaining to, or by means of an electroscope electroscopy Measurement with an electroscope. electroscrap Discarded electrical and electronic equipment. electroselectivity The selectivity of an ion exchange chromatography stationary phase for ions of a higher valency electrosensibility The (real or imagined) ability to perceive the presence of electric fields or electromagnetic radiation electrosensible Synonym of electrosensitive. electrosensing Synonym of electroception. electrosensitive Sensitive to electricity. electrosensitivity The quality of being sensitive to electricity. electrosensitization electrical sensitization of cells (typically during electroporation) electrosensory Of or pertaining to the ability of a biological organism to perceive electrical impulses. electroseparate To separate electrostatically electroseparation electrostatic separation electroseparator A device that performs electroseparation. electrosex Electrostimulation for erotic purposes. electroshock electric shock. electrosilver To electroplate with silver. electroslag Metalworking process using heat from molten slag. electrosleep sleep induced by cranial electrotherapy stimulation electrosmog the electromagnetic radiation emitted by all the computers, mobile phones etc. in the environment electrosonde A device for measuring electric potential. electrosorption adsorption on the surface of an electrode electrosphere the region around a star containing many free electrons electrosphygmograph An electric sphygmograph electrosphygmomanometer An electronic sphygmomanometer electrosphygmomanometry sphygmomanometry by means of an electrosphygmomanometer electrospinability The ability to be electrospun electrospinnable That may be produced by electrospinning electrospinned Synonym of electrospun. electrospinner A device used in electrospinning electrospinning the use of an electric charge to pull very fine fibres from a liquid electrospinogram The record produced by electrospinography electrospinography The analysis and recording of electrical activity in the spinal cord electrospray a method of ionizing delicate macromolecules for analysis in a mass spectrometer electrospraying the use of an electrospray device electrospun Manufactured by means of electrospinning electrostate A nation-state in which electricity is the primary source of energy. electrostatic of, relating to, or produced by electrostatics or static electricity electrostatical electrostatic electrostatically in an electrostatic manner, by electrostatic means electrostatics the branch of physics that deals with static electricity; that is, with the force exerted by an unchanging electric field upon a charged object electrosteel Steel produced by electric reduction. electrostenolysis The precipitation of metal in the pores of a membrane during electrolysis electrostenolytic Relating to electrostenolysis. electrosteric Referring to a combination of electrostatic and steric effects electrostim Electrical stimulation. electrostimulate To stimulate with electricity. electrostimulation Stimulation with electricity, sometimes used in medicine. electrostimulator A device for administering electrostimulation. electrostress The supposed negative effects of electromagnetic fields on living beings. electrostretch To stretch a biological macromolecule, typically as part of electrophoresis electrostrict To cause, or be subject to electrostriction electrostriction The mechanical deformation of a dielectric (insulator) in the presence of an electric field electrostrictive Of or pertaining to electrostriction electrostrong describing the combination of the electromagnetic and strong nuclear forces electrostun To stun (animals) by means of electricity electrostunning The stunning of animals by means of electricity electrosurgeon One who carries out electrosurgery. electrosurgery the application of high-frequency electric current to tissue as a means to cut, coagulate, desiccate, or fulgurate it electrosurgical Relating to electrosurgery. electrosurgically By means of electrosurgery. electroswelling swelling of a material caused by application of an electric field electrosynthesis the synthesis of compounds in an electrochemical cell electrosynthesize To synthesize electrochemically electrosynthetic Relating to electrosynthesis electrosynthetically By means of, or in terms of, electrosynthesis. electrotachyscope A device that presents the illusion of motion using transparent serial photographs arranged on a rotating wheel. electrotactic Relating to electrotaxis. electrotactically In an electrotactic manner electrotactile Composed of an array of small electrodes that provide stimulation to the skin electrotango A form of tango with electronic music elements. electrotapered tapered electrically electrotaxic Of, or relating to electrotaxis. electrotaxis movement of an organism or system of cells in an electric field electrotechnic electrotechnical electrotechnical Of or pertaining to electrotechnology electrotechnically By means of, or in terms of, electrotechnology. electrotechnician Someone who specializes in electrotechnology. electrotechnics electrical technology electrotechnological Relating to electrotechnology. electrotechnologist One who studies electrotechnology. electrotechnology Electrical technology and engineering. electrotelegraphic of or pertaining to the electrical telegraph electrotelegraphy telegraphy (transmission of (electrical) telegraphs electrotelethermometer An electrical device (usually gun-shaped) that can measure temperature over a distance. electrothanasia execution by electricity electrotherapeutic Relating to electrotherapy or electrotherapeutics. electrotherapeutical electrotherapeutic electrotherapeutics the use of electricity in therapeutics electrotherapist One who administers electrotherapy. electrotherapy The use of electrical energy as a medical treatment. electrotherm A flexible sheet of resistance coils used to apply heat to the surface of the body electrothermal of or pertaining to the production of heat by electricity electrothermally by electrothermal means electrothermic thermoelectric electrothermometer Any electronic device used to measure temperature, such as a thermistor, thermocouple, etc. electrothermometry The use of the electrothermometer. electrothermy The electrical generation of heat electrothrombosis The formation of a blood clot by electric current, used for aneurysm treatment. electrothrombotic Relating to electrothrombosis.- electrotin electrolytically-deposited tinplate electrotinning electroplating with tin electrotint A style of engraving in relief by means of voltaic electricity. A picture is drawn on a metallic plate with some material which resists the fluids of a battery; so that, in electrotyping, the parts not covered by the varnish, etc., receive a deposition of metal, and produce the required copy in intaglio. A cast of this is then the plate for printing. electrotitration electrochemical titration electrotome The cutting instrument used in electrotomy electrotomography electromagnetic tomography electrotomy The cutting of tissue by means of high frequency electric current electrotonic Of, or pertaining to, or caused by electrotonus electrotonically in an electrotonic manner electrotonicity The quality or degree of being electrotonic. electrotonize To produce electrotonus electrotonizing Causing electrotonus. electrotonous electrotonic electrotonus The variation of the excitability and conductivity of a nerve or muscle as an electric current passes through it electrotopological Relating to electrotopology electrotopology The topology of the electron orbitals of an atom or molecule electrotorture torture involving electric shock electrotransfect To transfect by means of electrotransfection electrotransfection transfection by means of an electric field electrotransfer the use of electroporation to transfer genetic material into cells electrotransference The process, or the result of electrotransferring electrotransferred transferred by means of electrotransfer electrotransform To cause, or to undergo electrotransformation electrotransformant A transformant undergoing electrotransformation electrotransformation The transformation of the genetic material of an organism by means of electrotransfer electrotransformed transformed via electrotransformation (or by electrotransfer) electrotransport The transport of material in an electric field electrotroph Any organism that obtains metabolic energy from an electric source electrotrophic Relating to electrotrophs electrotrophy The condition of being an electrotroph electrotropism Growth or motion in response to an electric field. electrotuneable electronically tuneable electrotype a plate, made by electroplating a mold, such as used in letterpress printing electrotyper One who electrotypes. electrotypic pertaining to, or produced by means of, electrotypy electrotyping the act or process of making electrotypes electrotypist One who produces electrotype plates. electrotypy electrotyping electrovaccinate To vaccinate by means of electrovaccination electrovacuum A particular solution to a field equation in general relativity. electrovalency The net electric charge on an ion. electrovalent Of or pertaining to electrovalency/electrovalence. electrovalve An electromechanical valve