electrospinning

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

French électro-bor.

Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor.

Latin ēlectrum

Latin electro-bor.

English electro-

English spinning

English electrospinning

From electro- + spinning.

Noun

electrospinning (uncountable)

1. the use of an electric charge to pull very fine fibres from a liquid