strong affinity

collocation in English

meaningsofstrongandaffinity

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strong
adjective
uk
/strɒŋ/us
/strɑːŋ/
powerful; having or using great force ...
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affinity
noun
uk
/əˈfɪn.ə.ti/us
/əˈfɪn.ə.t̬i/
a liking or sympathy for someone or something, especially because of ...
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(Definition ofstrongandaffinityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Apart from theirstrongaffinityfor proteins, condensed tannins can form complexes with metal ions and have radical scavenging properties10.
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Voters had astrongaffinitywith a candidate who had regional connections.
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Biotin and streptavidin are bio-molecules that have a verystrongaffinityfor each other and their bond strength is similar to that of a covalent bond.
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People have astrongaffinitywith the area in which they live and with the county in which they live.
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There is alsostrongaffinitywith local government in many shire counties and metropolitan areas.
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I have astrongaffinitywith wanting town centres to survive, but local authorities have a responsibility when it comes to car parking.
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Streptavidin has a verystrongaffinityfor biotin, thus the forward primer will bind firmly on the surface of the beads.
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She has shown astrongaffinityfor lightning-based and wind-based spells.
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From childhood, he had astrongaffinityfor literature.
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Imaging techniques having astrongaffinitywith compressive sensing include coded aperture and computational photography.
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The belt material has astrongaffinityfor hydrocarbon liquids and for shedding water.
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His paintings expressed astrongaffinityfor nature, especially the various species of exotic butterflies and tropical birds living on the island.
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Theirstrongaffinityfor oxygen causes lithophile elements to associate very strongly with silica, forming relatively low-density minerals that thus float to the crust.
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Especially early on, crossover thrash had astrongaffinitywith skate punk, but gradually became more and more the province of metal audiences.
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The cycle can occur many times resulting withstrongaffinitybinding peptides to the target.
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These requirements must often be abandoned in order to achieve success in communities that have nostrongaffinityfor time and formal education.
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It is thestrongaffinitythat these two substances have for one another that makes the cycle work.
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While abciximab has a short plasma half-life, due to itsstrongaffinityfor its receptor on the platelets, it may occupy some receptors for weeks.
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He has astrongaffinityfor lightning, having mastered the element's strongest spells.
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