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chaotropism

noun

Etymology

From chaos + -tropism, from Ancient Greek χάος (kháos, “vast chasm, void”). By surface analysis, chao- + -trope + -ism.

  1. derived from χάος
  2. derived from chaos
  3. suffixed as chaotropism — “chaos + tropism”

Definitions

  1. The ability to disrupt hydrogen bonding, especially within or between biological molecules

    • The chaotropism of chlorate is greater than that of sulfate.

The neighborhood

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