elective affinity

ɪˈlɛktɪv əˈfɪnɪti

elective affinities

Definition

Definition of elective affinity - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

attraction

Rare

natural attraction or sympathy between people or things

Rare

Their friendship was an example of elective affinity, instantly connecting over shared interests.

bond

connection

rapport

chemistry

Dated

substance's tendency to combine with specific substances

Dated

The elective affinity of acids and bases was studied in the 18th century.

chemical affinity

reactivity

sociology

TECH.

process where similar cultural forms influence each other

TECH.

Elective affinity explains the relationship between capitalism and Protestantism.

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Expressions with elective

elective office

position in government or organization filled by people voting for candidates

She ran for elective office to represent her community.

elective dictatorship

government with elected leaders having excessive power

The country is criticized for becoming an elective dictatorship.

elective surgery

planned operation that can be scheduled because no immediate medical emergency exists

The hospital postponed all nonurgent elective surgery during the winter outbreak.

elective course

course chosen by a student from several options

She decided to take an elective course in photography.

Expressions with affinity

have an affinity with

feel a natural connection or similarity with someone or something

I have an affinity with animals.

have an affinity for

feel a strong liking or attraction toward something

She has an affinity for classical music.

affinity card

credit card linked to a specific organization

She used her affinity card to support her college.

chemical affinity

natural attraction between substances causing reaction

Chemical affinity causes sodium and chlorine to form salt.

electron affinity

measure of an atom's ability to form an anion

Electron affinity helps predict anion formation.

affinity chromatography

laboratory method that separates molecules using highly specific binding interactions

The protein was purified from the cell extract by affinity chromatography.

Examples of elective affinity in a sentence

Elective affinity brought the team together.
Elective affinity explains the reaction between these compounds.
The concept of elective affinity is crucial in this experiment.
The elective affinity between jazz and blues is fascinating.
Elective affinity can be seen in the merging of different cuisines.

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French:affinité élective, attraction spécifique, ...
German:Wahlverwandtschaft, Affinität, ...
Italian:affinità elettiva, attrazione chimica, ...
Spanish:afinidad electiva, atracción cultural, ...
Portuguese:afinidade eletiva, influência mútua, ...
Chinese:选择性亲和力, 化学亲和力, ...
Japanese:選択的親和性, 化学的親和性, ...
Arabic:أُلْفَة اِخْتِيَارِيَّة, الأُلْفَةُ الاِخْتِيَارِيَّةُ, ...
Hebrew:קִרְבָה אֵלֶקְטִיבִית, מְשִׁיכָה אֶלֶקְטִיבִית, ...
Russian:избирательное сродство, химическая сродство, ...
Ukrainian:вибіркова спорідненість, елективна спорідненість, ...
Hindi:चयनात्मक आकर्षण, वैकल्पिक आत्मीयता, ...
Bengali:নির্বাচনী আকর্ষণ, বৈশিষ্ট্যগত আকর্ষণ, ...
Catalan:atracció electiva, ...
Czech:volitelná afinita, chemická afinita, ...
Danish:valgsympati, valens, ...
Dutch:electieve affiniteit, affiniteit, ...
Greek:εκλεκτική συγγένεια, ...
Hungarian:választott rokonság, kémiai affinitás, ...
Khmer:ភាពទាក់ទាញ ឬការយល់ចិត្តគ្នាដោយធម្មជាតិ, ទំនោររបស់សារធាតុក្នុងការផ្សំជាមួយសារធាតុជាក់លាក់, ...
Korean:선택적 친화력, 선택적 친화성, ...
Persian:جاذبه انتخابی, وابستگی انتخابی, ...
Polish:elektywne pokrewieństwo, powinowactwo chemiczne, ...
Portuguese (BR):afinidade eletiva, afinidade química, ...
Romanian:afinitate electivă, tendință de combinare, ...
Swedish:valfrändskap, valaffinitet, ...
Thai:ความดึงดูดตามธรรมชาติ, ความเข้ากันได้ทางเคมี, ...
Turkish:seçici çekim, seçici ilgi, ...
Vietnamese:sự hấp dẫn tự nhiên, tương hợp chọn lọc, ...

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