electrokinesis
nounEtymology From electro- + -kinesis.
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Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics The transport of particles or fluid by means of an electric field acting on a fluid which has a net mobile charge.
- These results demonstrate that electrokinesis can be used for bacteria transport in soils with low hydraulic conductivity, even against the electro-osmotic flow.2008, Nunes da Rocha et al., “Mobilisation of bacteria in a fine-grained residual soil by electrophoresis”, in Journal of Hazardous Materials, →DOI:
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Fantasy, Literature, Media, Publishing, Science fiction The generation of electrical force using the mind alone.
- But Grey's electrokinesis and Greenman's telekinesis put me in a tight spot.2008, A. Lee Martinez, The Automatic Detective, →ISBN, page 138:
- Synonyms
- electrokinetics, electrohydrodynamics
- Related terms
- electrokinetic, electrophoresis