thermodiffusion

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

/ ˌθɜr moʊ dɪˈfyu ʒən /

noun Physical Chemistry.

thermal diffusion.

Nearby words

thermochromism, thermocline, thermocoagulation, thermocouple, thermocurrent, thermodiffusion, thermoduric, thermodynam., thermodynamic, thermodynamic equilibrium, thermodynamic system

Origin of thermodiffusion

First recorded in 1895–1900; thermo- + diffusion

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Medicine definitions for thermodiffusion

thermodiffusion

[ thûr′mō-dĭ-fyōō′zhən ]

n.

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

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