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chaotropism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
chaotropism
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
1
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The ability to disrupt hydrogen bonding, especially within or between biological molecules

Uncountable

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Etymology

From chaos + -tropism, from Ancient Greek χάος (kháos, “vast chasm, void”). By surface analysis, chao- + -trope + -ism.

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Frequently Paired Words

chaos chaotropic

Questions

What does chaotropism mean?
The ability to disrupt hydrogen bonding, especially within or between biological molecules
Where does chaotropism come from?
From chaos + -tropism, from Ancient Greek χάος (kháos, “vast chasm, void”). By surface analysis, chao- + -trope + -ism.

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