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Noun: electrophoresis  i,lek-trow-fu'ree-sis
  1. 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
    "Electrophoresis is widely used in DNA analysis";
    - cataphoresis, dielectrolysis, ionophoresis

Type of: action, activity, natural action, natural process

Encyclopedia: Electrophoresis, gel, pulsed-field