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chemical affinity

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chemical affinity
Etymology: Gk, chemeia, alchemy; L, affinis, related
1 an attraction that results in the formation of molecules from atoms.
2 an attraction between chemicals caused by polarity, as used in affinity chromatography.


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Many EPDM materials have excellent physical properties, but their chemical affinity for metal is said to make them difficult to process, according to the company.
The fact that the toys acquired far higher residues than the furniture or linoleum floor, he says, traces to their particular chemical affinity for holding onto the pesticide.
This is achieved by use of small chemical affinity ligands designed to bind a target biomolecule specifically and reversibly.
 
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