| electro-osmosis | <chemistry> The diffusion of a substance through a membrane in an electric field. Compare: electrodialysis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| electro-polar | <physics> Possessing electrical polarity; positively electrified at one end, or on one surface, and negatively at the other; said of a conductor. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| electro-puncturation | electro-puncturing |
| electro-tint | A style of engraving in relief by means of voltaic electricity. A picture is drawn on a metallic plate with some material which resists the fluids of a battery; so that, in electro-typing, the parts not covered by the varnish, etc, receive a deposition of metal, and produce the required copy in intaglio. A cast of this is then the plate for printing. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| electro-vital | Derived from, or dependent upon, vital processes; said of certain electric currents supposed by some physiologists to circulate in the nerves of animals. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| electro-vitalism | <physiology> The theory that the functions of living organisms are dependent upon electricity or a kindred force. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |