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Definition of Electrophorus electric
1. Noun. Eel-shaped freshwater fish of South America having electric organs in its body.
Generic synonyms: Cypriniform Fish
Group relationships: Electrophorus, Genus Electrophorus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Electrophorus Electric
Literary usage of Electrophorus electric
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Elements of Physics: Or Natural Philosophy by Neil Arnott (1887)
"The Electrophorus (electric carrier), as it is termed, is a simple arrangement
on an analogous principle, by which a charge of electricity can be preserved ..."
2. American Annals of Education and Instruction, and Journal of Literary by William Channing Woodbridge, William Russell, William Andrus Alcott (1835)
"... a set of Electric Bells; Quadrant Electrometer; gold leaf Electrophorus;
Electric Season Machine ; boi of Amalgam and Chains, of :;ood materials and ..."
3. Study of the Orders by Frank Chouteau Brown, Frank A. Bourne, Herman V. von Holst (1906)
"... SB: Magnets; Experiments; Static, Positive and Negative Electricity; Conductors,
Insulation; Electroscope; Electrophorus; Electric Machine; Condensers, ..."
4. Arsenic by Assembly Of Life Sciences, National Academies Press, Assembly of Life Sciences (U.S.), National Academy of Sciences (U.S.) (1977)
"... found that addition of equimolar BAL decreased the arsenite concentration
necessary to produce 50% inhibition of Electrophorus (electric eel) ..."
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