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Where does “microelectrophoretic” come from?

microelectrophoretic (English) comes from English electrophoretic, from English electro-, from Latin ēlectrum, from Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον — amber; alloy of gold and silver, electrum.

microelectrophoretic (English): Relating to microelectrophoresis

Definitions

  1. Relating to microelectrophoresis

Ancestry of “microelectrophoretic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishelectrophoreticof, pertaining to, or produced by electrophoresis
2Englishelectro-electricity or electrical; electronic and/or...
3Latinēlectrum—
4Ancient Greekἤλεκτρονamber; alloy of gold and silver, electrum
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