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chaotropic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
chaotrop-ic
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That disrupts hydrogen bonds, especially within or between biological molecules.

noun

Such a substance

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more chaotropic (comparative) most chaotropic (superlative) chaotropics (plural)

Derived Forms

antichaotropic nonchaotropic

Frequently Paired Words

chaophilic chaotolerant chaotrope chaotropism chaotropy

Antonyms

kosmotropic

Questions

What does chaotropic mean?
That disrupts hydrogen bonds, especially within or between biological molecules.
Where does chaotropic come from?
From chao- + -tropic. By surface analysis, chao- + -trope + -ic.

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