affinity
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/ɐfˈÉĒnÉĒti/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "affinity"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

01

the strength of attraction between an antigen and an antibody

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
High-affinity binding increases the immune response.
02

an inherent resemblance or similarity between persons, things, or ideas

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
There is an affinity between classical music and mathematics.
03

āϏāĻžāĻĻ⧃āĻļā§āϝ, āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋāĻ• āϏāĻšāĻžāύ⧁āĻ­ā§‚āϤāĻŋ

a strong and natural liking or sympathy toward someone or something
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His affinity for animals led him to volunteer at the local shelter every weekend.
āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻŖā§€āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āφāĻ¤ā§āĻŽā§€āϝāĻŧāϤāĻž āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āϏāĻĒā§āϤāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ⧀āϝāĻŧ āφāĻļā§āϰāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦ⧇āĻšā§āĻ›āĻžāϏ⧇āĻŦāĻ• āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āύ⧇āϤ⧃āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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(in chemistry) the force attracting atoms to each other, resulting in bond formation within molecules

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Chemical affinity drives the reaction to form the compound.
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(in anthropology) a relationship or kinship established through marriage or adoption rather than by blood

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Anthropologists distinguish between consanguinity and affinity.
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(in biology) the degree of relationship between organisms or groups, often shown by structural or genetic resemblance

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Affinity in skeletal structures indicates common ancestry.
07

a close connection or natural attraction marked by shared interests, feelings, or character

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Literary critics often show affinity for certain genres.

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