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aˈvidity

British  
/ əˈvɪdɪtɪ /

noun

  1. the quality or state of being avid

    1. eagerness

    2. greed; avarice

  3. chem

    1. the strength of an acid or base in proportion to its degree of dissociation

    2. another term for affinity

  4. immunol a measure of antigen-to-antibody binding, based on the rate of formation of the complex

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