isoelectric focusing

noun

: an electrophoretic technique for separating proteins by causing them to migrate under the influence of an electric field through a medium (such as a gel) having a pH gradient to locations with pH values corresponding to their isoelectric points

Word History

First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

isoelectric focusing

noun

: an electrophoretic technique for separating proteins by causing them to migrate under the influence of an electric field through a medium (as a gel) having a pH gradient to locations with pH values corresponding to their isoelectric points