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单词 isoelectric
释义

isoelectric

adjective

iso·​elec·​tric ˌī-sō-i-ˈlek-trik How to pronounce isoelectric (audio)
1
: having or representing zero difference of electric potential
2
: being the pH at which the electrolyte will not migrate in an electric field
the isoelectric point of a protein

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web When the brain is starved of blood flow (ischemia) and oxygen (anoxia), the patient faints in a fraction of a minute and his or her electroencephalogram, or EEG, becomes isoelectric—in other words, flat. Christof Koch, Scientific American, 19 May 2020 Only a flat line everywhere—a global isoelectric line—implying a complete absence of any sort of consciousness. Christof Koch, Scientific American, 11 Oct. 2019

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use

1877, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

isoelectric

adjective

iso·​elec·​tric ˌī-sō-i-ˈlek-trik How to pronounce isoelectric (audio)
1
: relating to or being a flat line on an electroencephalogram indicating a lack of electrical brain activity : demonstrating an absence of brain waves
An isoeletric EEG may be purposely induced by the administration of a barbiturate or propofol to protect the brain during neurosurgery or to stop generalized seizures. Emery N. Brown et al., The New England Journal of Medicine
2
: relating to or being the isoelectric point of a molecule or surface
The cytokeratin polypeptides range in apparent molecular weights from 40,000 to 68,000 and isoelectric pH values from 5 to 8 … Brian Anderton, Nature
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