electrotransfer1
/ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈtransfəː/ /ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈtrɑːnsfəː/ /ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈtranzfəː/noun
1Chiefly Chemistry. The transfer of electrons.
2 Chemistry and Biology. The electrophoretic transfer of analysed substances between media in the process of their identification.
3 Biology. The use of electrical pulses to enhance the penetration of genes delivered in vivo by plasmid vectors.
Origin
1960s; earliest use found in Science. From electro- + transfer.
electrotransfer2
/ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈtransfəː/ /ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈtrɑːnsfəː/ /ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈtranzfəː/Chemistry and Biology
verb
[with object] To transfer (a substance, especially a protein) by electrophoresis between two different media for analytical purposes.
Origin
1980s. From electro- + transfer, after electrotransfer.
- atomic absorption spectroscopy
- atomical
- atomically
- atomic beam
- atomic bomb
- atomic-bombed
- atomic bomber
- atomic bombing
- atomic clock
- atomic energy
- atomic engine
- atomic force microscope
- atomic furnace
- atomic heat
- atomic hydrogen
- atomic-hydrogen arc welding
- atomic-hydrogen welding
- atomic hypothesis
- atomicism
- atomicity
- atomic mass
- atomic mass unit
- atomic moment
- atomic number
- atomic orbital