cataphoresis

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noun

electrophoresis of cations

Similar
electrophoresisdielectrolysisionophoresis
OriginEnglish cata- ← Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ- (kătă-) ← Proto-Hellenic *kətá →
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Meanings

nouncataphoresis (countable and uncountable, plural cataphoreses)

plural cataphoreses

  1. countableuncountableelectrophoresis of cations

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe motion of charged particles in a colloid under the influence of an electric field; particles with a positive charge go to the cathode and negative to the anode

Similar
electrophoresisdielectrolysisionophoresis
Broader
natural processnatural actionaction
Also see
electrophoresisionophoresis

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ḱm̥-th₂der.?
  4. Proto-Hellenic*kətá
  5. Ancient Greekκᾰτᾰ́ (kătắ)
  6. Ancient Greekκᾰτᾰ- (kătă-)
  7. Englishcata-
  8. Englishcataphoresis

From cata- + -phoresis.

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Translations

Czech kataforéza
  • kataforézaTranslations
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APA

cataphoresis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cataphoresis

MLA

“cataphoresis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cataphoresis. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cataphoresis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cataphoresis.

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