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ionophoresis

noun
ion·o·pho·re·sis | \īˌänəfəˈrēsə̇s\
plural ionophoreses\-ēˌsēz \

Definition of ionophoresis 

: electrophoresis especially : the movement of relatively small ions

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Other Words from ionophoresis

ionophoretic \ī¦änəfə¦retik \ adjective

History and Etymology for ionophoresis

New Latin, from ion (from English) + -o- + -phoresis

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