-phoresis Definition

suffix
Transmission.
Electrophoresis.
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Forming words denoting movement of particles by a force.

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noun

Delivery or movement of a substance by means of an agent. (For example: Electrophoresis - where the substance is delivered as a result of the application of an electric field, and the motion of the substance constitutes the current.)

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Origin of -phoresis

  • From Greek phorēsis a carrying from phorein frequentative of pherein to bear bher-1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Ancient Greek φόρεσις (phoresis, “the act of bearing”), from φορέω (phoreo, “I bear”).

    From Wiktionary

  • From Ancient Greek φόρεσις (phoresis, “the act of bearing"), from φορέω (phoreo).

    From Wiktionary

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