- at|e|lec|ta|sis
- at|e|lec|ta|sis «AT uh LEHK tuh sihs», noun. Medicine.1. a collapse of the lungs.2. incomplete expansion of the lungs at birth.╂[< Greek atel
imperfect + éktasis expansion]
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e|lec|tro|di|al|y|sis — «ih LEHK troh dy AL uh sihs», noun. the process, carried on under the influence of an electric current, of separating compounds or substances by means of their different rates of diffusion through a semipermeable membrane. It is one method used… … Useful english dictionary
e|lec|tro|gen|e|sis — «ih LEHK truh JEHN uh sihs», noun. electrogenic activity; production of electricity: »The most important role of electrogenesis in animals is in…the propagation of nerve impulses (Barry D. Lindley) … Useful english dictionary
e|lec|trol|y|sis — «ih LEHK TROL uh sihs, EE lehk », noun. 1. the decomposition of a chemical compound into its ions by the passage of an electrical current through a solution of it (electrolyte). The electrolysis of metallic solutions is useful in putting metal… … Useful english dictionary
e|lec|tro|nar|co|sis — «ih LEHK troh nahr KOH sihs», noun. unconsciousness produced by an electric current passing through the brain between electrodes placed on the temples … Useful english dictionary
e|lec|tro|os|mo|sis — «ih LEHK troh oz MOH sihs, os », noun. the flow of a liquid through a porous membrane as a result of an electric field created by electrodes placed on opposite sides of the membrane. It is utilized in drying and stabilizing soil … Useful english dictionary
e|lec|tro|pho|re|sis — «ih LEHK troh fuh REE sihs», noun. 1. the movement of colloidal particles resulting from the influence of an electric field. 2. a technique based on this phenomenon, widely used to separate and analyze the molecular structure of substances such… … Useful english dictionary
im|mu|no|e|lec|tro|pho|re|sis — «ih MYOO noh ih LEHK troh fuh REE sihs», noun. a process for analyzing complex proteins by separating the proteins according to their colloidal movement under the influence of an electric field and identifying each protein by its immune reaction … Useful english dictionary
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