affinity
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- noun
- /əˈfɪnɪti/
- Specialized
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afinidad
- Myoglobin has an even stronger affinity for oxygen than its close relative hemoglobin does.
- high affinity
- binding affinity
- elective affinity
It kicks the nitric oxide that is has an affinity to stick inside the the mitochondria.
- It kicks the nitric oxide that is has an affinity to stick inside the the mitochondria.
- The grapeseed extract has an affinity for the lining of our vascular system and our lungs.
- So because like affinity logos, they have like a different meaning in, you know, when you are using PWMS or Psalm models.
Examples
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Fetal hemoglobin has a greater affinity for oxygen than adult hemoglobin does.
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There was an affinity of ideas.
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Many of the figures show a marked affinity to some of the works of Epstein.
Academic text (1998) -
XI displays a higher affinity for xylose than for glucose.
Academic text (2015) -
Fetal hemoglobin has a greater affinity for oxygen than adult hemoglobin does.
Academic text (2013) -
Adams's symphonic works reveal the composer's affinity for the prolonged harmony that dominates this generation of minimalists.
Academic text (1998) -
Many of these problems could be a result of ethanol's affinity for water.
Synonyms
∞
1.9
A relationship between people, things, ideas, or events
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2.7
A likeness between things that makes them seem related
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4.6
A quality that people or things share
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4.2
A close match that shows two things are similar
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5.5
How closely people or things connect to each other
A force that pulls atoms together to form molecules
A relationship showing how species are related because they came from the same older species
A relationship where two or more things change together
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Affinity is also used in science to mean a close attraction or fit, and it comes from Latin ad- 'to' and finis 'border', the idea of things meeting at a limit. That's why in chemistry or biology affinity describes how strongly one thing 'sticks to' or 'fits' another.