electrophoresis

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noun

The migration of electrically charged molecules through a medium under the influence of an electric field.

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cataphoresisdielectrolysisionophoresis
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Meanings

nounelectrophoresis (countable and uncountable, plural electrophoreses)

plural electrophoreses

  1. countableuncountablebusinessThe migration of electrically charged molecules through a medium under the influence of an electric field.
  2. countableuncountableanalytical chemistrybiochemistryThe separation and analysis of large molecules (such as proteins) by migrating a colloidal solution of them through a gel; gel electrophoresis.

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
cataphoresisdielectrolysisionophoresis
Broader
natural processnatural actionaction
Also see
cataphoresisionophoresis

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From electro- + -phoresis.

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Translations

Catalan electroforesi
  • electroforesimethod for separation of large molecules
Chinese Mandarin 電泳 /电泳
  • 電泳 /电泳 (diànyǒng)method for separation of large molecules
Czech elektroforéza
  • elektroforézamethod for separation of large molecules
Finnish elektroforeesi
  • elektroforeesimethod for separation of large molecules
French électrophorèse
  • électrophorèsemethod for separation of large molecules
Greek ηλεκτροφόρηση
  • ηλεκτροφόρηση (ilektrofórisi)method for separation of large molecules
Hindi वैद्युतकणसंचलन
  • वैद्युतकणसंचलन (vaidyutkaṇsañcalan)method for separation of large molecules
Indonesian elektroforesis
  • elektroforesismethod for separation of large molecules
Italian elettroforesi
  • elettroforesimethod for separation of large molecules
Japanese 電気泳動
  • 電気泳動 (denkieidō)method for separation of large molecules
Korean 전기영동
  • 전기영동 (jeon'giyeongdong)method for separation of large molecules
Lithuanian elektroferezė
  • elektroferezėmethod for separation of large molecules
Polish elektroforeza
  • elektroforezamethod for separation of large molecules
Portuguese eletroforese
  • eletroforesemethod for separation of large molecules
Russian электрофоре́з
  • электрофоре́з (elektroforéz)method for separation of large molecules
Spanish electroforesis
  • electroforesismethod for separation of large molecules
Turkish elektroforez
  • elektroforezmethod for separation of large molecules
Vietnamese điện di
  • điện dimethod for separation of large molecules
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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