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affinity 1. similarity in structure, form, etc., between different animals, plants, or languages 2. Chem a. the tendency for two substances to combine; chemical attraction b. a measure of the tendency of a chemical reaction to take place expressed in terms of the free energy change. 3. Biology a measure of the degree of interaction between two molecules, such as an antigen and antibody or a hormone and its receptor affinity [ə′fin·əd·ē] (chemistry) The extent to which a substance or functional group can enter into a chemical reaction with a given agent. Also known as chemical affinity. (computer science) A specific relationship between data processing elements that requires one to be used with the other, where a choice might otherwise exist. (immunology) The strength of the attractive forces between an antigen and an antibody. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The house is organized
internally around parents, siblings and junior married couples, with the
central organizing fact being the subordination of the junior generation
to the senior generation, with the affinal ties between houses also
playing an important role. Godparentage,
for instance, bound individuals together in a spiritual/ritual
relationship, but it could also reinforce consanguineal or affinal or
even both ties. Strongly comparative in
orientation, the volume contrasts the relaxed attitude of southern
courts toward cousin marriages (and their strongly negative attitude
toward affinal marriages) with the "Western American System"
described by Bernard Farber. |
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