‖E‐lec′troph″o‐rus (?), n.; pl.‖Electrophori (#). [NL., fr. combining form electro- + Gr. φέρειν to bear.] (Physics) 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.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.