Look up: affinity

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   affinity
   close connection relationship 
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   affinity
   [n] - kinship by marriage or adoption 2. [n] - (biology) state of relationship between organisms or groups of organisms resulting in resemblance in structure or structural parts 3. [n] - a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character 4. [n] - (immunology) the attraction between an antigen and an antibody 5. [n] - the force attracting atoms to each other and binding them together in a molecule 6. [n] - inherent resemblance between persons or things 7. [n] - a natural attraction or feeling of kinship
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   Affinity
   A conversion figure between the base audience rating and the target audience rating. E.g. An index of 126 for target audience Adults 15-34 against a base audience of Adults 15+ means 15-34s performed 26% better.
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   Affinity
   Attraction to, 'liking' for; e.g. haemoglobin has an affinity for oxygen, with which it forms oxyhaemoglobin.
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   Affinity
   Chemical attraction. A thermodynamic measurement of the strength of binding between molecules, say between an antibody and antigen. Each antibody/antigen pair has an association constant, Ka, expressed in l mol^-1.
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   affinity
   In law, relationship by marriage not blood (for example, between a husband and his wife's blood relatives, between a wife and her husband's blood relatives, or between step-parent and stepchild),...
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   Affinity
   The quantitative expression of substantivity. It is the difference between the chemical potential of the dye in its standard state in the fibre and the corresponding chemical potential in the dyebath. Note: Affinity is usually expressed in units of joules (or calories) per mole. Use of this term in a qualitative sense, synonymous with substantivity, is deprecated.
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   Affinity
   Affinity is the tendency of a molecule to associate with another. The affinity of a drug is its ability to bind to its biological target (receptor, enzyme, transport system, etc.) For pharmacological receptors it can be thought of as the frequency with which the drug, when brought into the proximity of a receptor by diffusion, will reside at a position of minimum free energy within the force field of that receptor. For an agonist (or for an antagonist) the numerical representation of affinity is the reciprocal of the equilibrium dissociation constant of the ligand-receptor complex denoted K _A, calculated as the rate constant for offset (k _-1) divided by the rate constant for onset (k ₁).
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   Affinity
   Affinity: In immunology, the strength of binding interaction between antigen and antibody molecules.
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    affinity
    1)Chemistry: the tendency or propensity of a chemical substance to combine selectively with another, under certain conditions, thus either enhancing its effect or rendering it more toxic; 2)Sociology: the feeling of a positive relationship between certain individuals or communities Category: Management in the public and private sector • a measure of divergence or distance between two s...
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    affinity
    An expression of the strength of interaction between two entities, eg. between receptor and ligand or between enzyme and substrate. The affinity is usually characterized by the equilibrium constant association constant or dissociation constant for the binding, this being the concentration at which half the receptors are occupied.
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    Affinity
    Af·fin'i·ty noun ; plural Affinities [ Old French afinité , French affinité , Latin affinites , from affinis . See Affined .] 1. Relationship by marriage (as between a husband and his wife's blood relations, or between a wife and her husband's blood relations); -- in contradistinction to consanguinity , or relationship by blood; -- f ...
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    affinity
    1. An inherent likeness or relationship. ... 2. A special attraction for a specific element, organ or structure. ... 3. <chemistry> The force that binds atoms in molecules, the tendency of substances to combine by chemical reaction. ... 4. The strength of noncovalent chemical binding between two substances as measured by the dissociation constan ...
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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 humans`
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    Affinity
    `Affinity`, in etymology `affinity` is the opposite of `infinity` . These two words have the same root coming from the Latin: `finis` = `end`. `Affinity` meaning is near to the `finis` e.g. close to the `zero point` in a before assumed space. On the other hand, from the Latin, `affinis` = `connected with`, having things in common, and it is utilised to interpret the effective possibility that some substances can or cannot mix together, in terms...
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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); -- in contradistinction to consanguinity, or relations...
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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 family with whom one is reared). If thi...
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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 binding between two substances as measured by the...
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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, connection, compatibility: 'There is a close ...
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    Affinity
    A measure of the binding constant of a single antigen combining site with a monovalent antigenic determinant.
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    Affinity
    A brainstorming approach that encourages less verbal members of a group to participate. First, all members of the group write responses to the problem or question on separate cards, then the cards are silently grouped by each member while the others observe. After a discussion, the agreed upon arrangement is recorded as an outline or diagram.
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