Phoresis

//fəˈɹiːsis// noun

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Definitions

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

Etymology

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

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