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CATAPHORESIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The 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
Synonyms:
cataphoresis; dielectrolysis; electrophoresis; ionophoresis
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("cataphoresis" is a kind of...):
action; activity; natural action; natural process (a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cataphoresis"):
immunoelectrophoresis (electrophoresis to separate antigens and antibodies)
carrier electrophoresis; paper electrophoresis (electrophoresis carried out on filter paper)
Derivation:
cataphoretic (of or relating to electrophoresis)
