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|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|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
bi|o|e|lec|tro|gen|e|sis — «BY oh ih LEHK troh JEHN uh sihs», noun. production of electrical energy by an organism … 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
mi|cro|e|lec|tro|pho|re|sis — «MY kroh ih LEHK troh fuh REE sihs», noun. a technique for observing the electrophoresis of very small individual particles through a microscope or ultramicroscope … Useful english dictionary
e|lec|tro|a|nal|y|sis — «ih LEHK troh uh NAL uh sihs», noun. Chemistry. analysis by means of electrolysis … Useful english dictionary
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
electroosmosis — e•lec•tro•os•mo•sis [[t]ɪˌlɛk troʊ ɒzˈmoʊ sɪs, ɒs [/t]] n. chem. the motion of a liquid through a membrane under the influence of an applied electric field • Etymology: 1905–10 e•lec tro•os•mot′ic ˈmɒt ɪk, ɒ adj. e•lec tro•os•mot′i•cal•ly, adv … From formal English to slang
electrophoresis — e•lec•tro•pho•re•sis [[t]ɪˌlɛk troʊ fəˈri sɪs[/t]] n. chem. the motion of colloidal particles suspended in a fluid medium that is due to the influence of an electric field on the medium • Etymology: 1910–15; prob. electro + (cata) phoresis e•lec… … From formal English to slang