affinity /ә'finiti/
Meaning
English definition
- (n.) (immunology) the attraction between an antigen and an antibody
- (n.) (anthropology) kinship by marriage or adoption; not a blood relationship
- (n.) (biology) state of relationship between organisms or groups of organisms resulting in resemblance in structure or structural parts
Chinese translation
- n. 吸引, 姻亲关系, 类同
- [化] 亲合力; 亲合能; 亲合势; 近似; 类似
Word details
- Part of speech
- noun
- Pronunciation
- /ә'finiti/
- Syllables
- 4
- Exam levels
- TOEFL · GRE
- Frequency
- Zipf 3.61 · Super Rare
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Related words
affiliate · affiliation · affirm · affix
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