Meanings
nounmagnetophoresis (countable and uncountable, plural magnetophoreses)
plural magnetophoreses
- countableuncountablenatural sciencesMotion induced by a magnetic field on a particle of magnetic or magnetizable material (such as a hemoglobin-bearing red blood cell) in a fluid.
Origin
Formed as magneto- + -phoresis, by analogy with electrophoresis.
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magnetophoresis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/magnetophoresis
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