photophoresis

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noun

The slow drift of fine particles suspended in a gas away from a strong light source

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Meanings

nounphotophoresis (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe slow drift of fine particles suspended in a gas away from a strong light source

Origin

From photo- + -phoresis.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

phosphotriose
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APA

photophoresis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photophoresis

MLA

“photophoresis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photophoresis. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photophoresis,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photophoresis.

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