affinities

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plural of affinity
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Any passionate love for something
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A family relationship through marriage of a relative, as opposed to consanguinity. (e.g. sister-in-law)
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The fact of and manner in which something is related to another

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 interpreting, not observing or demonstrating.

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An attractive force between atoms, or groups of atoms, that contributes towards their forming bonds
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A natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing
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{n} kindred, relation by marriage, likeness, tendency to combine or unite
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(immunology) the attraction between an antigen and an antibody
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The tendency of an atom or a compound to react or combine with atoms or compounds of different chemical constitution
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1 An attribute that is defined by a programmer The attribute is part of a process, a thread, or both on a multiprocessor platform
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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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the force of attraction holding two elements together, such as hemoglobin affinity for oxygen
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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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A relationship by marriage, not by blood; any group with special, common interests (clubs, churches, schools, etc ) is an affinity group
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A promotional concept which conveys a "membership" proposition "Affinity" credit cards, for example, might feature the avocations / interest of the prospective cardholder
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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 [IUPAC Medicinal Chemistry]
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In biology, a similar but distinct species, closely related to the given species Also applies to interrelated minerals etc Biology - Flora & Fauna Ref MM
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a strange force that causes certain objects to always be attracted to one another
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= in crude terms, the "strength" of the interaction between a ligand and a receptor When two ligands exist at equimolar concentration, the ligand whose affinity is higher will tend to displace the other from a receptor, assuming the low-affinity ligand is bound reversibly to the receptor
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degree of liking or affection or lack of it Affinity is a tolerance of distance A great affinity would be a tolerance of or liking of close proximity A lack of affinity would be an intolerance of or dislike of close proximity Affinity is one of the components of understanding
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A chemical attraction or force that causes the atoms of certain elements or compounds to combine with atoms of another element or compound and remain in the combined state
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The keenness with which an ion exchanger takes up and holds on to a counter-ion Affinities are very much affected by the concentration of the electrolyte surrounding the ion exchanger
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the attraction between an adhesive and an adherent
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a measure of strength of the bond between a drug and a disease target molecule The efficacy of a drug at treating a disease is often correlated with its affinity for the target molecule
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Affinity is a measure of the intrinsic binding strength of the ligand binding reaction The intrinsic attractiveness of the binder for the ligand is typically expressed as the equilibrium constant (Ka) of the reaction The equilibrium constant Ka = [Ligand-Binder]/[Ligand][Binder], where [ ] represents the molar concentration of the material at equilibrium
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Set of information that uniquely describes the association of a client to a particular host within a server cluster It relates the addresses found in the IP packet (protocol, client IP address, port, local port, cluster address) to the IP address of the local host assigned to handle all packets with that unique set of addresses
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Attractive force between substances or particles causing them to combine chemically Example: the affinity of acid dyes for nylon fiber
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inherent resemblance between persons or things
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The tendency for two elements or substances to combine chemically An example is the affinity of acid dyes for nylon fiber
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An association that a VTAM logical unit has with a specific IMS system in a generic resource group
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(Gr Syngeneia) The spiritual relationship existing between an individual and his spouse's relatives, or most especially between godparents and godchildren The Orthodox Church considers affinity an impediment to marriage
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a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character; "found a natural affinity with the immigrants"; "felt a deep kinship with the other students"; "anthropology's kinship with the humanities"
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A kinsman or kinswoman of such relationship. Affinal kinsman or kinswoman
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Any romantic relationship
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{i} attraction; closeness; liking; likeness
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If you have an affinity with someone or something, you feel that you are similar to them or that you know and understand them very well. He has a close affinity with the landscape he knew when he was growing up
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Companionship; acquaintance
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(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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inherent resemblance between persons or things 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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kinship by marriage or adoption; not a blood relationship
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The attraction between an antibody and an antigen
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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; followed by with, to, or between
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(immunology) the attraction between an antigen and an antibody a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character; "found a natural affinity with the immigrants"; "felt a deep kinship with the other students"; "anthropology's kinship with the humanities"
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Kinship generally; close agreement; relation; conformity; resemblance; connection; as, the affinity of sounds, of colors, or of languages
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a natural attraction or feeling of kinship; "an affinity for politics"; "the mysterious affinity between them"; "James's affinity with Sam" inherent resemblance between persons or things the force attracting atoms to each other and binding them together in a molecule; "basic dyes have an affinity for wool and silk" (immunology) the attraction between an antigen and an antibody a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character; "found a natural affinity with the immigrants"; "felt a deep kinship with the other students"; "anthropology's kinship with the humanities" (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" kinship by marriage or adoption; not a blood relationship
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a natural attraction or feeling of kinship; "an affinity for politics"; "the mysterious affinity between them"; "James's affinity with Sam"
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A superior spiritual relationship or attraction held to exist sometimes between persons, esp
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A relation between species or highe&?; groups dependent on resemblance in the whole plan of structure, and indicating community of origin
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That attraction which takes place, at an insensible distance, between the heterogeneous particles of bodies, and unites them to form chemical compounds; chemism; chemical or elective affinity or attraction
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persons of the opposite sex; also, the man or woman who exerts such psychical or spiritual attraction
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