-phoresis

-phoresis

suff.

Transmission: electrophoresis.

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[From Greek phorēsis, a carrying, from phorein, frequentative of pherein, to bear; see bher- in Indo-European roots.]

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-phoresis

n combining form

(Chemistry) indicating a transmission: electrophoresis.

[from Greek phorēsīs being carried, from pherein to bear]

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