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.
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