kosmotropic
English
Etymology
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Adjective
kosmotropic (comparative more kosmotropic, superlative most kosmotropic)
- (physics, chemistry) Describing ions (normally small, with a high charge density) that stabilize intermolecular interactions in water, especially by stabilizing hydrogen bonds
Antonyms
- chaotropic
Related terms
- kosmotrope
- kosmotropicity