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chaotropic

chaotropic adjective: that disrupts hydrogen bonds, especially within or between biological molecules.

Adjective

chaotropic (comparative more chaotropic, superlative most chaotropic)

  1. (physical) That disrupts hydrogen bonds, especially within or between biological molecules.
    • The chaotropic salt inactivated the catalytic function of the peptide.

Noun

chaotropic (plural chaotropics)

  1. (physical) Such a substance

Antonyms of chaotropic

Forms of chaotropic

Adjective
comparativemore chaotropic
superlativemost chaotropic
Noun
pluralchaotropics

Origin of chaotropic

From chao- + -tropic. By surface analysis, chao- + -trope + -ic.

Words formed from chaotropic

Questions about chaotropic

What does chaotropic mean?
Chaotropic means that disrupts hydrogen bonds, especially within or between biological molecules.
What part of speech is chaotropic?
Chaotropic can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near chaotropic in the dictionary

  1. chaotolerance
  2. chaotolerant
  3. chaotrope
  4. chaotropes
  5. chaotrophic
  6. chaotropic
  7. chaotropically
  8. chaotropics
  9. chaotropism
  10. chaotropy
  11. Chaouacha

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