-phoresis
See also: phoresis
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ancient Greek φόρησῐς (phórēsis, “an act of bearing, wearing”), from φορέω (phoréō, “to bear repeatedly or habitually; to be carried along”) + -σῐς (-sis, action noun suffix).
Pronunciation
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edit-phoresis
- transmission or movement of particles
Derived terms
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References
edit- “-phoresis”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.