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electrocyte, n. Biol. (ɪˈlɛktrəʊsaɪt) [f. electro- + -cyte.] One of the cells of the electric organ of a fish which generate electricity.1970 M. V. L. Bennett in Ann. Rev. Physiol. XXXII. 474 The terms electroplaque(s), or what I find less satisfactory, electroplax(es) and electroplate(s), were orig...
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Electric eel | Diet & Electric Shock | Britannica
Jan 18, 2024An electric eel can deliver a shock because its nervous system contains a number of disc-shaped electrogenic (electricity-producing) cells called electrocytes.Each electrocyte carries a net negative electric charge; the electrocyte's inner periphery is negatively charged and has a potential difference of just under 100 millivolts relative to the deeper parts of the cell's interior (which ...
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electroplaque
electroplaque, n. Biol. (ɪˈlɛktrəʊplɑːk) [f. electro- + plaque n.] An electrocyte, esp. one of flattened shape.1954 Jrnl. Gen. Physiol. XXXVII. 106 Noteworthy is the difference between the responses to paired direct stimulation of the electroplaques and to paired stimulation of one nerve. 1971 Natur...
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electro-plate
▪ I. electro-plate, v. (ɪˈlɛktrəʊpleɪt) [f. electro- + plate.] trans. To coat with silver by electrolysis. Hence, eˈlectro-ˌplater, one who electroplates. eˈlectro-ˌplating vbl. n.1870 Eng. Mech. 25 Feb. 590/1, I electro-plated many articles. c 1865 G. Gore in Circ. Sc. I. 215/1 The kind chiefly in ...
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