ionic strength

collocation in English

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ionic
adjective
uk
/aɪˈɒn.ɪk/
us
/aɪˈɑː.nɪk/
relating to an atom or small group of atoms that has an electrical charge because it has added or lost one or ...
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strength
noun
uk
/streŋθ/
us
/streŋθ/
the ability to do things that need a lot of physical or ...
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(Definition ofionicandstrengthfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Repulsion can be dealt with by dilution, increasingionicstrength, and/or extrapolating the data to infinite dilution.
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Totalionicstrengthincreased throughout the solution profile from precipitation to stream.
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The colloids are completely retained and will be remobilized only to a low extent even under changes inionicstrength.
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Factors affecting the ability of the oocyte to form a pronucleus are manifold and include hormonal conditions, follicular secretions, intracellularionicstrengthand oxidative stress.
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Ionicstrengthalso influences viral interactions with solid surfaces.
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From these results, it could be predicted qualitatively that, under highionicstrengthconditions, retention of colloids within the soil matrix is generally favored.
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Possible changes in osmolarity andionicstrengthwere not compensated.
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However, the extent of this retention was related to theionicstrengthand the presence of monovalent or divalent cations.
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Theoretically, desorption of viruses is better at lowionicstrength.
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Under these lowionicstrengthconditions, the interactions between particles are repulsive as indicated by the decrease in intensity with increasing concentration.
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For example, variations inionicstrength, presence of different ions and the involvement of biofilms have to be taken into account.
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Effective charge on acetylcholinesterase active sites determined from theionicstrengthdependence of association rate constants with cationic ligands.
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Conversely, alterations in the hydrophobic sequence of the peptide affect mostly the dissociation rate, which is not sensitive toionicstrength.
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Aluminium toxicity in corn plants cultivated in a lowionicstrengthnutrient solution.
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Nevertheless, it is possible to assess the influence of electrostatic factors by measuring the binding affinity as a function ofionicstrength(after consideration of specific salt effects).
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Ionicstrength-dependent association and dissociation of nucleic acids and possible prebiotic precursors are reviewed.
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The dependence of the distribution coefficient onionicstrengthwas used to rank the amino acids according to a scale similar to a hydrophobicity scale but derived from solvent-mediated effects.
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