noun
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
• Syn: ↑electrophoresis, ↑cataphoresis, ↑ionophoresis
• Derivationally related forms: ↑cataphoretic (for: ↑cataphoresis), ↑electrophoretic (for: ↑electrophoresis)
• Hypernyms: ↑natural process, ↑natural action, ↑action, ↑activity
• Hyponyms: ↑immunoelectrophoresis, ↑paper electrophoresis, ↑carrier electrophoresis
Useful english dictionary. 2012.