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-phoresis

/fəˈɹiː.sɪs/

-phoresis suffix: transmission or movement of particles.

Suffix

-phoresis

  1. transmission or movement of particles

Origin of -phoresis

Borrowed from Ancient Greek φόρησῐς (phórēsĭs, “an act of bearing, wearing”), from φορέω (phoréō, “to bear repeatedly or habitually; to be carried along”) + -σῐς (-sĭs, action noun suffix).

Questions about -phoresis

What does -phoresis mean?
-phoresis means transmission or movement of particles.
What part of speech is -phoresis?
-phoresis is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -phoresis?
-phoresis is pronounced /fəˈɹiː.sɪs/.

Words near -phoresis in the dictionary

  1. -phonics
  2. -phonous
  3. -phony
  4. -phor
  5. -phore
  6. -phoresis
  7. -phoretic
  8. -phorous
  9. -phrasia
  10. -phrenia
  11. -phyl

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