Definition of CHAOTROPISM

chaotropism

Meanings

Noun

  • The ability to disrupt hydrogen bonding, especially within or between biological molecules

Origin / Etymology

From chaos + -tropism.
From Ancient Greek χάος (kháos, “vast chasm, void”).

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