phagodeterrence
English
editEtymology
editphago- + deterrence
Noun
editphagodeterrence (uncountable)
- (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.