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autophoresis

autophoresis noun: the spontaneous movement of particles in a suspension caused by nonlinear interplay between surface osmotic flows and solute advection.

Noun

autophoresis (uncountable)

  1. The spontaneous movement of particles in a suspension caused by nonlinear interplay between surface osmotic flows and solute advection

Origin of autophoresis

From auto- + -phoresis.

Questions about autophoresis

What does autophoresis mean?
Autophoresis means the spontaneous movement of particles in a suspension caused by nonlinear interplay between surface osmotic flows and solute advection.
What part of speech is autophoresis?
Autophoresis is a noun.

Words near autophoresis in the dictionary

  1. autophonia
  2. autophonic
  3. autophonoscope
  4. autophonoscopes
  5. autophony
  6. autophoresis
  7. autophoretic
  8. autophosphatase
  9. autophosphatases
  10. autophosphorylate
  11. autophosphorylated

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