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electrokinetic

electrokinetic adjective: describing any of several phenomena in which electric charge causes movement.

Adjective

electrokinetic (not comparable)

  1. Describing any of several phenomena in which electric charge causes movement
  2. Describing the heating effect of an electric current

Origin of electrokinetic

From electro- + kinetic.

Words formed from electrokinetic

Questions about electrokinetic

What does electrokinetic mean?
Electrokinetic means describing any of several phenomena in which electric charge causes movement.
What part of speech is electrokinetic?
Electrokinetic is an adjective.

Words near electrokinetic in the dictionary

  1. electrokeratome
  2. electrokeratomes
  3. electrokinematic
  4. electrokinematics
  5. electrokinesis
  6. electrokinetic
  7. electrokinetically
  8. electrokinetics
  9. electroknife
  10. electroknives
  11. electrokymogram

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