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Affinity

nounid 8592·updated May 18, 2026
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in biology, state of relationship between organisms or groups of organisms resulting in resemblance in structure or structural parts

polysemous

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Information Class

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Variants

synonym
chemical attractionkinship
plural
Affinities
possessive
Affinity's
pluralpossessive
Affinities'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary7 sensesview framework →
§1
(immunology) the attraction between an antigen and an antibody
§2
a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character
§3
in biology, state of relationship between organisms or groups of organisms resulting in resemblance in structure or structural parts
§4
(anthropology) kinship by marriage or adoption
§5
a natural attraction or feeling of kinship
§6
inherent resemblance between persons or things
§7
the force attracting atoms to each other and binding them together in a molecule

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