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phoresis

/fəˈɹiːsis/

phoresis noun: delivery or movement of a substance by means of an agent.

Noun

phoresis (uncountable)

  1. Delivery or movement of a substance by means of an agent.

phoresis meaning in Tamil

phoresis in Tamil

சவ்வூடுபரவல்

Origin of phoresis

From Ancient Greek φόρεσις (phóresis, “the act of bearing”), from φορέω (phoréō, “I bear”).

Words formed from phoresis

Questions about phoresis

What does phoresis mean?
Phoresis means delivery or movement of a substance by means of an agent.
What is phoresis in Tamil?
Phoresis in Tamil is சவ்வூடுபரவல். See Phoresis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is phoresis?
Phoresis is a noun.
How do you pronounce phoresis?
Phoresis is pronounced /fəˈɹiːsis/.

Words near phoresis in the dictionary

  1. phorboxazoles
  2. phorbs
  3. Phorcides
  4. Phorcys
  5. phoresies
  6. phoresis
  7. phoresy
  8. phoretic
  9. phoretically
  10. phoria
  11. phorias

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Adapted from Wiktionary: phoresis (page history and authors); phoresis (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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