Electrophoresis

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The migration of charged colloidal particles or molecules through a solution under the influence of an applied electric field usually provided by immersed electrodes. Also called cataphoresis.
  • n. A method of separating substances, especially proteins, and analyzing molecular structure based on the rate of movement of each component in a colloidal suspension while under the influence of an electric field.
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  • n. the migration of electrically charged molecules through a medium under the influence of an electric field
  • n. a method for the separation and analysis of large molecules (such as proteins) by migrating a colloidal solution of them through a gel; gel electrophoresis
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. the motion of charged molecules or particles in a liquid medium under the influence of an electric field; particles with a positive charge move toward the cathode and negative to the anode.
  • n. the application of the principle of electrophoresis to separate molecules, used as an analytical or preparative technique.
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  • n. 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
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    natural process    action    activity    natural action   
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    cataphoresis   
    Rhyme
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    amniocentesis    photophoresis   
    Same Context
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    chromatography    polyacrylamide    solubilization    specialise    centrifugation   
     
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