troph|al|lax|is

troph|al|lax|is
troph|al|lax|is «TROF uh LAK sihs», noun, plural -lax|es «-LAK seez».
the reciprocal exchange of food among social insects: »

[In] some groups of termites…an adult worker caste takes charge of nest building and trophallaxis, or mutual feeding (New Yorker).

[< Greek troph nourishment + állaxis exchange]

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  • troph — troph·al·lac·tic; troph·al·lax·is; troph·amnion; troph·ectoderm; troph·ic; …   English syllables

  • lax — aga·lax·ia; an·a·phy·lax·is; an·ti·an·a·phy·lax·is; ar·chal·lax·is; char·toph·y·lax; ga·lax; ga·lax·i·al; ga·lax·i·as; ga·lax·ite; go·ni·au·lax; go·ny·au·lax; lax·ate; lax·a·tion; lax·ism; lax·ist; lax·i·ty; lax·ly; lax·ness; ma·lax;… …   English syllables

  • trophallaxis — troph·al·lax·is …   English syllables

  • trophallaxis — troph•al•lax•is [[t]ˌtrɒf əˈlæk sɪs, ˌtroʊ fə [/t]] n. pl. lax•es [[t] ˈlæk siz[/t]] ent the exchange of nutriments or other secretions between organisms, as the members of a colony of social insects • Etymology: 1915–20; troph + Gk állaxis… …   From formal English to slang

  • is — is·ti·o·phor·i·dae; is·ti·oph·o·rus; is·tle; jan·is·sary; jar·gon·is·tic; jef·fer·is·ite; jour·nal·is·tic; kak·is·toc·ra·cy; kar·y·or·rhex·is; la·bor·is·tic; le·gal·is·tic; leg·is·late; leg·is·la·tion; leg·is·la·tive·ly; leg·is·la·tor;… …   English syllables

  • trophothylax — troph·o·thy·lax …   English syllables

  • o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… …   English syllables

  • au — ac·tin·au·to·graph·ic; al·lu·au·dite; am·au·ro·sis; an·au·dia; ar·au·car·ia; ar·au·car·i·a·ce·ae; ar·au·car·i·ox·y·lon; AU; Au; au·bade; au·bain; au·be·pine; au·berge; au·ber·gine; au·brie·tia; au·brite; au·ca; au·can; au·can·er; au·che·nia; au;… …   English syllables

  • y — ac·an·thol·y·sis; ac·e·tol·y·sis; acet·y·lase; acet·y·late; acet·y·la·tion; acet·y·la·tor; acet·y·le·na·tion; acet·y·lene; acet·y·le·nic; acet·y·le·nyl; acet·y·lide; acet·y·li·za·tion; acet·y·liz·er; ace·tyl·sa·lic·y·late; achlam·y·date;… …   English syllables

  • ma — abo·ma; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; abro·ma; ab·u·ku·ma·lite; abu·lo·ma·nia; acan·tho·chei·lo·ne·ma; ac·an·tho·ma; acan·tho·so·ma; ac·cla·ma·tion; ac·cli·ma·ta·tion; ac·cli·ma·tion; ac·cli·ma·ti·za·tion; ac·cli·ma·tize; acel·da·ma; acho·ma·wi;… …   English syllables

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