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    affinity
    noun the force attracting atoms to each other and binding them together in a molecule; `basic dyes have an affinity for wool and silk`
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    affinity
    noun (biology) state of relationship between organisms or groups of organisms resulting in resemblance in structure or structural parts; `in anatomical structure prehistoric man shows close affinity with modern...
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    affinity
    (ә-fin´ĭ-te) attraction; a tendency to seek out or unite with another object or substance. in chemistry, the tendency of two substances to form strong or weak chemical bonds forming molecules or complexes. in immunology, the thermodynamic bond strength of an antigen-antibody complex.
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    Affinity
    • (n.) Kinship generally; close agreement; relation; conformity; resemblance; connection; as, the affinity of sounds, of colors, or of languages. • (n.) Relationship by marriage (as between a husband and his wife`s blood relations, or between a wife and her husband`s blood relations); -- i...
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    affinity
    (from the article `drug`) ...Receptor-mediated drug effects involve two distinct processes: binding, which is the formation of the drug-receptor complex, and receptor ...
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    affinity
    (from the article `Australian Aborigine`) ...flouting of kinship conventions brought censure, since it threatened the social structure. Children were not bound by such rules and did not ... ...married pair will be separated from his or her more important kin of the family of orientation (i.e., the f...
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    affinity
    (L. affinitas relationship) 1. inherent likeness or relationship. 2. a special attraction for a specific element, organ, or structure. 3. chemical affinity; the force that binds atoms in molecules; the tendency of substances to combine by chemical reaction. 4. the strength of noncovalent chemical bi...
    Found op http://users.ugent.be/~rvdstich/eugloss/DIC/dictio03.html
    
    
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    affinity
    affinity (uh FIN uh tee) affinity (uh FIN uh tee) 1. Natural liking, partiality, fancy, liking, fondness; leaning, bent, proclivity, propensity, sympathy, rapport: 'Many classical musicians have an affinity for jazz.' 2. Family resemblance, similarity, likeness, parallelism, homology; relation, co...
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    A measure of the binding constant of a single antigen combining site with a monovalent antigenic determinant.
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    Affinity
    [band] Mike Jopp ==History== ===Origins=== The origin of Affinity was, circa 1965 in the science department of the University of Sussex in Brighton, England. Three science students Lynton Naiff (keyboards), Grant Serpell (drums), and Nick Nicholas (double bass) had formed the US Jazz Trio, t...
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    Affinity
    [novel] Affinity is a 1999 historical fiction novel by Sarah Waters. It is the author`s second novel, following Tipping the Velvet, and followed by Fingersmith. ==Plot summary== Margaret Prior (also called "Peggy" and "Aurora"), an unmarried woman from an upper class family, visits the Millb...
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    Affinity
    [sociology] Affinity in terms of sociology, refers to "kinship of spirit", interest and other interpersonal commonalities. Affinity is characterized by high levels of intimacy and sharing, usually in close groups, also known as affinity groups. It differs from affinity in law and canon law w...
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    Affinity
    [law] In law and in cultural anthropology, affinity, as distinguished from consanguinity, is kinship by marriage. It is the relation which each party to a marriage bears to the kindred of the other. In English, affinity is usually signified by adding "-in-law" to the degree of kinship. In ad...
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