English Explanatory Dictionary

phoresis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Delivery or movement of a substance by means of an agent.

Pronunciation

/fəˈɹiːsis/

Word forms

phoresis

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φόρεσις (phóresis, “the act of bearing”), from φορέω (phoréō, “I bear”).

Related words

pherogram phoretic phoront

Derived words

acoustophoresis electrophoresis phonophoresis sonophoresis thermophoresis
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