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Electrophori

Electrophorus \E*lec`troph"o*rus\, n.; pl. Electrophori. [NL., fr. combining form electro- + Gr. fe`rein to bear.] (Physics) 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.

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electrophori

n. (plural of electrophorus English)