noun
- Plural of cataphoresis; the movement of colloidal particles or ions through a fluid under the influence of an applied electric field.
Usage: technical; chemistry/physics term; also called electrophoresis in some contexts
Examples
- The cataphoreses of charged particles were observed under the microscope during the experiment.
- Different cataphoreses rates helped the researchers separate the protein mixtures.
- The lab technician studied cataphoreses to understand ion transport in the solution.
- Cataphoreses is commonly used in gel electrophoresis procedures.