WordNet
ionophoresis
n. 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 anode [syn: electrophoresis, cataphoresis, dielectrolysis]
Usage examples of "ionophoresis".
Benedictov began by analysing, in the light of modern physics, the phenomenon of ionophoresis, known since 1807 when Professor Reiss of Moscow discovered that drops of one liquid are capable of moving through another liquid.