See Also: electroendosmosis(medicine)

tan(4) (iou) and electroendosmosis (medicine)


tan(4) (iou)



tan noun4. [tan] Pl. same, -s. L19.
[Chinese dan (Wade-Giles tan).]
A female character in a Chinese opera.

electroendosmosis (medicine)


electroendosmosis


1. <physics> The effect of an electric field on the diffusion of water through or into a membrane or gel.

2. <chemistry> The movement of the liquid medium of a colloid solution towards an electrode.