affinity

  • 91affinity chromatography — noun : chromatography in which a macromolecule (as a protein) is isolated and purified by passing it in solution through a column that has been treated with a substance having a ligand for which the macromolecule has an affinity that causes it to …

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  • 92affinity group — noun : a group of people having a common interest or goal or acting together for a specific purpose (as for a chartered tour) * * * afˈfinity group 7 [affinity group] noun (especially NAmE) a group of people who share the same interest or purpose …

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  • 93affinity — См. affinità …

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  • 94affinity — n.; pl. ties [L. affinis, related to] Relationship; sometimes misleadingly employed as synonym for phenetic similarity …

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  • 95affinity — noun əˈfɪnɪti a) A natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing. A “signature” was placed on all things by God to indicate their affinities but it was hidden, hence the search for arcane knowledge. Knowing was guessing and… …

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  • 96affinity — 1. In chemistry, the force that impels certain atoms to bind to or unite with certain others to form complexes or compounds; chemical attraction. 2. Selective staining of a tissue by a dye or the selective uptake of a dye, chemical, or other s …

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  • 97affinity — af·fin·i·ty || É™ fɪnÉ™tɪ n. attraction; closeness; liking; likeness …

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  • 98affinity — noun (plural affinities) 1》 a spontaneous or natural liking or sympathy.     ↘a close relationship based on a common origin or structure.     ↘relationship by marriage. 2》 chiefly Biochemistry the degree to which a substance tends to combine with …

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  • 99affinity — n. 1. Relationship (by marriage), propinquity, connection. See kin, consanguinity. 2. Resemblance, likeness, relation, correlation, analogy, connection, similarity, similitude, parallelism, correspondence, parity, sympathy, attraction. 3. (Chem.) …

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  • 100affinity — n 1. natural liking, attraction, inclination; predilection, penchant, leaning, bent, proclivity, propensity; friendliness, sympathy, fondness, affection. 2. soul mate, other half, alter ego, second self; lover, suitor, beau, inamorato, flame;… …

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