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metalloaffinity

metalloaffinity noun: the affinity for a metal atom, typically one in a metalloprotein.

Noun

metalloaffinity (uncountable)

  1. The affinity for a metal atom, typically one in a metalloprotein

Origin of metalloaffinity

From metallo- + affinity.

Questions about metalloaffinity

What does metalloaffinity mean?
Metalloaffinity means the affinity for a metal atom, typically one in a metalloprotein.
What part of speech is metalloaffinity?
Metalloaffinity is a noun.

Words near metalloaffinity in the dictionary

  1. metallo-beta-lactamase
  2. metallo-beta-lactamases
  3. metallo-β-lactamase
  4. metallo-β-lactamases
  5. metalloactivation
  6. metalloaffinity
  7. metalloaggregate
  8. metalloaggregates
  9. metalloalkyl
  10. metalloalkyls
  11. metalloaminopeptidase

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