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Etymology

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phago- +‎ deterrence

Noun

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phagodeterrence (uncountable)

  1. (biology) The deterrence of an organism from eating something.
    • 2018, Kamel A. Abd-Elsalam, Nanobiotechnology Applications in Plant Protection, page 214:
      Although all treatments showed phagodeterrence at day 1 after spraying, this was lost over time indicating limited or no release of active ingredient by NPs.
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