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thermophoresis

thermophoresis noun: the movement of molecules in a temperature gradient.

Noun

thermophoresis (uncountable)

  1. The movement of molecules in a temperature gradient

Origin of thermophoresis

From thermo- + -phoresis.

Questions about thermophoresis

What does thermophoresis mean?
Thermophoresis means the movement of molecules in a temperature gradient.
What part of speech is thermophoresis?
Thermophoresis is a noun.

Words near thermophoresis in the dictionary

  1. thermophone
  2. thermophones
  3. thermophonic
  4. thermophore
  5. thermophores
  6. thermophoresis
  7. thermophoretic
  8. thermophoretically
  9. thermophosphate
  10. thermophotometry
  11. thermophotovoltaic

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