thermodiffusion

[thur-moh-di-fyoo-zhuh n]

noun Physical Chemistry.

thermal diffusion.

Origin of thermodiffusion

First recorded in 1895–1900; thermo- + diffusion

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thermodiffusion in Medicine

thermodiffusion

[thûr′mō-dĭ-fyōō′zhən]

n.

The diffusion of fluids, either gaseous or liquid, as influenced by their temperature.

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