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Saturant :: Saturant (n.) A substance used to neutralize or saturate the affinity of another substance.

Ortho- :: Ortho- () Connection with, or affinity to, one variety of isomerism, characteristic of the benzene compounds; -- contrasted with meta- or para-; as, the ortho position; hence, designating any substance showing such isomerism; as, an ortho compound..

Relationship :: Relationship (n.) The state of being related by kindred, affinity, or other alliance..

Coalescence :: Coalescence (n.) The act or state of growing together, as similar parts; the act of uniting by natural affinity or attraction; the state of being united; union; concretion..

Congeneracy :: Congeneracy (n.) Similarity of origin; affinity.

Alliance :: Alliance (n.) Any union resembling that of families or states; union by relationship in qualities; affinity.

Passive :: Passive (a.) Inactive; inert; not showing strong affinity; as, red phosphorus is comparatively passive..

Affinitive :: Affinitive (a.) Closely connected, as by affinity..

Relative :: Relative (n.) A person connected by blood or affinity; strictly, one allied by blood; a relation; a kinsman or kinswoman..

Bear :: Bear (n.) An animal which has some resemblance to a bear in form or habits, but no real affinity; as, the woolly bear; ant bear; water bear; sea bear..

Appetency :: Appetency (n.) Natural tendency; affinity; attraction; -- used of inanimate objects.

Affinity :: Affinity (n.) Relationship by marriage (as between a husband and his wife's blood relations, or between a wife and her husband's blood relations); -- in contradistinction to consanguinity, or relationship by blood; -- followed by with, to, or between..

Affinity :: Affinity (n.) A relation between species or highe/ groups dependent on resemblance in the whole plan of structure, and indicating community of origin..

Chemism :: Chemism (n.) The force exerted between the atoms of elementary substance whereby they unite to form chemical compounds; chemical attaction; affinity; -- sometimes used as a general expression for chemical activity or relationship.

Affinitative :: Affinitative (a.) Of the nature of affinity.

Kindred :: Kindred (n.) Relationship by birth or marriage; consanguinity; affinity; kin.

Valency :: Valency (n.) A unit of combining power; a so-called bond of affinity.

Ranal :: Ranal (a.) Having a general affinity to ranunculaceous plants.

Saturate :: Saturate (v. t.) To satisfy the affinity of; to cause to become inert by chemical combination with all that it can hold; as, to saturate phosphorus with chlorine..

Combination :: Combination (n.) The act or process of uniting by chemical affinity, by which substances unite with each other in definite proportions by weight to form distinct compounds..

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