Definition of electroplax in English:
electroplax
(also electroplaque)
noun ɪˈlɛktrəʊplaksəˈlektrōˌplaks
Zoology Each of a number of flattened plates of protoplasm that make up the electric organ of certain fishes, e.g. the electric eel.
〔动〕(电鳗等鱼的发电器官中的)电板
Example sentencesExamples
- When the nerve fires the electroplax, the electric potential between inside and outside of the cell momentarily reverses, releasing the charge.
- The prototype channel ClC - 0, from the Torpedo electroplax, was first discovered and characterized by Miller.
- Frozen T. californica electroplax tissue was from either of two research institutes.
- The electroplaque columns are analogous to batteries aligned in series.