Phagodeterrence

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The deterrence of an organism from eating something. uncountable

    "Although all treatments showed phagodeterrence at day 1 after spraying, this was lost over time indicating limited or no release of active ingredient by NPs."

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"Although all treatments showed phagodeterrence at day 1 after spraying, this was lost over time indicating limited or no release of active ingredient by NPs."

Etymology

From phago- + deterrence.

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