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cataphoresis

cataphoresis

9.9
Tiny charged particles move through a liquid because of an electric field
  • noun
  • /ˌkætəfəˈriːsɪs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : catáforesis
  • In cataphoresis, positive particles migrate towards the cathode.

Examples

  • The laboratory experiment demonstrated cataphoresis in a colloidal solution.

  • Researchers used cataphoresis to analyze the distribution of ions in the mixture.

  • Applying an electric field induced cataphoresis, separating the charged particles efficiently.

  • The process of cataphoresis is crucial in electrochemistry.

  • Researchers used cataphoresis to study how charged particles move within a colloidal suspension under an electric field.

  • The demonstration of cataphoresis illustrated how particles migrate towards oppositely charged electrodes.

  • In a typical experiment, cataphoresis is employed to separate and analyze different ionic species in a solution.

Synonyms

electrophoresis
vscataphoresis
  • Specialized
2 8.4

Movement of charged particles through a gel using electricity to separate molecules such as DNA and proteins

focuses on that movement specifically within a colloid medium
ionophoresis
vscataphoresis
  • Specialized
9.9

Movement of charged particles in a liquid toward opposite ends under an electric field

is the technical name for that same particle movement
dielectrolysis
vscataphoresis
  • Archaic
9.9

Movement of charged particles in a liquid, positives moving to the negative pole and negatives moving to the positive pole

is an alternative technical label for that identical migration

Surface Forms

cataphoresis singular
cataphoreses plural

Morphology

cataphoresis = cata + phoresis

The term is formed from specialized combining forms ('cata-' + 'phoresis') that are not familiar or productive for average learners, and the meaning is a technical concept not directly derivable from common English base words.

Etymology

Cataphoresis comes from Greek parts cata- meaning 'down' or 'toward' and phorein meaning 'to carry', and the phor part is the same idea you see in metaphor. So cataphoresis literally means 'carrying toward', which helps remember it is the movement of charged particles toward an electrode called the cathode.