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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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electroplax
electroplax, n. Biol. (ɪˈlɛktrəʊplæks) [f. electro- + Gr. πλάξ slab.] = *electroplaque n.1920 I. F. & W. D. Henderson Dict. Sci. Terms 85/1 Electroplax, one of the constituent plates of an electric organ, which are arranged at right angles to the axis of the primitive muscle. 1959 W. Andrew Textbk. ...
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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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electrocyte
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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