Phoretic Force?

Question

I cannot find any literature (books, websites, references) on what it is exactly. Phoresis is greek meaing to carry or to bear.

I know what photophoresis, thermophoresis, diffusiophoresis (or diffusion) are... and there are others too.

But why use that term phoresis/phoretic?

Is because to distingush it from the fundemental forces, or is it motion due to a gradient (not sure if photophoresis fits that description),to describe moition in kinetic theory, or is just a term that is thrown around.

Most the stuff I find are just experiments and calucations of specific phoretic force... like eletricmagnetophoresis (yeah... I look if up).

I want to say there is more too it b/c alot of these seem simliar somehow.

direction to a specific book or article is prefered.

Answer 1

Thanks Buddy  ur  question adds to one's knowledge , personally i didn't know that before

Answer 2

New term to me, but from context I  think I know the answer.  

Electrophoresis: A small current is introduced to a solution.  The ions in solution move with the current.  Because the ions of each element or radical or molecule have different masses they move at different rates.  As a result the different solutes are separated.   A thick substrate like a gel is needed to hold the different solutes apart and to cause the differential rate of movement.

Other sources of causing that movement would have similar name.

I assume "electromagnetophoresis" would be the same process driven by electromagnetic forces.

My best guess.