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CHEMICAL ATTRACTION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The force attracting atoms to each other and binding them together in a molecule
Example:
basic dyes have an affinity for wool and silk
Synonyms:
affinity; chemical attraction
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("chemical attraction" is a kind of...):
force ((physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity)