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• Affinity chromatography — is a method of separating biochemical mixtures and based on a highly specific interaction such as that between antigen and antibody, enzyme and substrate, or receptor and ligand. Contents 1 Uses 2 Principle 3 Batch and column setup …   Wikipedia

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• affinity — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ close, great, real, special, strong ▪ I felt a great affinity with the people of the islands. ▪ natural ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• affinity — This word, from a Latin term meaning connection by marriage, refers to a natural liking for, or attraction to, another person. An affinity is a bond or tie of sympathy, feeling, or kinship and refers only to relations between people, not to… …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

• Affinity maturation — In immunology, affinity maturation is the process by which B cells produce antibodies with increased affinity for antigen during the course of an immune response. With repeated exposures to the same antigen, a host will produce antibodies of… …   Wikipedia

• affinity — noun 1) her affinity with animals and birds an affinity for opera Syn: empathy for, rapport with, sympathy for, accord with, harmony with, relationship with, bond with, fellow feeling for, closeness with/to, understanding of/for; liking of/for,… …   Thesaurus of popular words

• affinity — noun (plural ties) Etymology: Middle English affinite, from Anglo French or Latin; Anglo French affinité, from Latin affinitas, from affinis bordering on, related by marriage, from ad + finis end, border Date: 14th century 1. relationship by… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• affinity chromatography — Chromatography in which the immobile phase (bed material) has a specific biological affinity for the substance to be separated or isolated, such as the affinity of an antibody for its antigen, or an enzyme for a substrate analogue …   Dictionary of molecular biology

• affinity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. liking, attraction; relation, similarity.Ant., aversion, disparity. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Natural liking or attraction] Syn. fondness, liking, sympathy, proclivity; see affection 1 , agreement 2 ,… …   English dictionary for students

• affinity — UK [əˈfɪnətɪ] / US noun Word forms affinity : singular affinity plural affinities 1) a) [singular] a natural understanding and sympathy between people There s an affinity between the twins that s very rare. b) a natural understanding of something …   English dictionary