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chaotropy

chaotropy noun: the disruption of hydrogen bonds by a chaotropic material.

Noun

chaotropy (uncountable)

  1. The disruption of hydrogen bonds by a chaotropic material

Origin of chaotropy

From chao- + -tropy. By surface analysis, chao- + -trope + -y.

Questions about chaotropy

What does chaotropy mean?
Chaotropy means the disruption of hydrogen bonds by a chaotropic material.
What part of speech is chaotropy?
Chaotropy is a noun.

Words near chaotropy in the dictionary

  1. chaotrophic
  2. chaotropic
  3. chaotropically
  4. chaotropics
  5. chaotropism
  6. chaotropy
  7. Chaouacha
  8. Chaouch
  9. Chaouen
  10. Chaouia
  11. Chaource

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