Hordozóval

Hordozóval is the instrumental form of the Hungarian noun hordozó, meaning carrier or substrate. It is used to indicate that something is accompanied by, carried by, or provided through a carrier. The term appears across disciplines such as biology, chemistry, pharmacology, and technology, where hordozó can denote a person or thing that bears something else, a carrier organism, a carrier material, or a data storage medium. The word is formed by adding the instrumental suffix -val/-vel to hordozó, yielding hordozóval.

In biology and medicine, hordozó refers to an individual or organism that harbors a pathogen without showing disease symptoms, or that facilitates transmission. The instrumental form hordozóval would appear in phrases describing transmission routes or mechanisms involving a carrier. In chemistry and pharmacology, hordozó can denote a carrier medium or substrate that carries an active substance, such as a drug or pigment, enabling delivery or immobilization.

In materials science and technology, hordozó may refer to a substrate or support on which a functional layer is deposited. In information technology, hordozó can mean a data carrier or storage medium. Across contexts, the exact meaning of hordozóval depends on the field and the specified carrier type, illustrating how the same root term adapts to different technical vocabularies.

Etymology: from the verb hordozni (to carry) with the agent noun suffix -ó and the instrumental suffix -val/-vel. Related terms include hordozóanyag (carrier material), hordozó közeg (carrier medium), and hordozó személy (carrier person).