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Avidity
see synonyms of avidityNoun
1. avidity, avidness, eagerness, keenness
a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Avidity
see synonyms of aviditynoun
1.
the quality or state of being avid
2.
a.
eagerness
b.
greed; avarice
3. chemistry
a.
the strength of an acid or base in proportion to its degree of dissociation
b. another term for affinity (sense 6b)
4. immunology
a measure of antigen-to-antibody binding, based on the rate of formation of the complex
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Avidity
see synonyms of avidityn. pl. a·vid·i·ties
1. Keen interest or enthusiasm: an avidity for sightseeing.
2. Strong desire or craving: an insatiable avidity for power.
3. See affinity.
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