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    CATAPHORESIS

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    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 anodeplay

    Synonyms:

    cataphoresis; dielectrolysis; electrophoresis; ionophoresis

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting natural processes

    Hypernyms ("cataphoresis" is a kind of...):

    action; activity; natural action; natural process (a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings))

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cataphoresis"):

    immunoelectrophoresis (electrophoresis to separate antigens and antibodies)

    carrier electrophoresis; paper electrophoresis (electrophoresis carried out on filter paper)

    Derivation:

    cataphoretic (of or relating to electrophoresis)

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