Home › Words › S › semantophoresemantophoresemantophore · noun — the portion of something that carries information or meaning, such a DNA molecule or the semantic component of a Chinese character.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom semanto- + -phore.nounThe portion of something that carries information or meaning, such a DNA molecule or the semantic component of a Chinese character.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).