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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Electrophorus

· E·lec·troph·o·rus · IPA
01 n. An instrument for exciting electricity, and repeating the charge indefinitely by induction, consisting of a flat cake of resin, shellac, or…
pl. ‖Electrophori ((#))
  1. 1.
    An instrument for exciting electricity, and repeating the charge indefinitely by induction, consisting of a flat cake of resin, shellac, or ebonite, upon which is placed a plate of metal.(Physics)