-phoresis

/fəˈɹiː.sɪs/

suffix

transmission or movement of particles

OriginAncient Greek φόρησῐς →
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Meanings

suffix
  1. transmission or movement of particles

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekφόρησῐς“an act of bearing, wearing”
  2. English-phoresis

Borrowed from Ancient Greek φόρησῐς (phórēsĭs, “an act of bearing, wearing”), from φορέω (phoréō, “to bear repeatedly or habitually; to be carried along”) + -σῐς (-sĭs, action noun suffix).

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Translations

Catalan -foresi
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German -phorese
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Italian -foresi
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Polish -foreza
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Portuguese -forese
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Spanish -foresis
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APA

-phoresis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-phoresis

MLA

“-phoresis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-phoresis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-phoresis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-phoresis.

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