magnetophoresis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Motion induced by a magnetic field on a particle of magnetic or magnetizable material (such as a hemoglobin-bearing red blood cell) in a fluid.

Word forms

magnetophoresis magnetophoreses

Etymology

Formed as magneto- + -phoresis, by analogy with electrophoresis.

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