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electropathy |
electrophone |
electrophoresis |
electrophoretic |
electrophoridae |
electrophorus
| electrophorus electric
| electroplate
| electroplater
| electroplating
| electropoion
electrophorus
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun electrophorus has 2 senses
- electrophorus(n = noun.artifact) Array - a simple electrostatic generator that generates repeated charges of static electricity; Array is a kind of electrostatic generator, electrostatic machine, van de graaff generator, wimshurst machine
- electrophorus(n = noun.animal) genus electrophorus - type genus of the family Electrophoridae; electric eels; Array is a kind of fish genus
is a member of electrophoridae, family electrophoridae
CIDE DICTIONARY
electrophorus, n. [NL., fr. combining form electro- + Gr. fe`rein to bear.].
An instrument for exciting electricity, and repeating the charge indefinitely by induction, consisting of a flat cake of resin, shellac, or ebonite, upon which is placed a plate of metal. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
electrophorus, n. a device for repeatedly generating static electricity by induction.
Etymology
mod.L f. ELECTRO- + Gk -phoros bearing
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