avidity
Pronunciation: /əˈvɪdɪti/
The English word “avidity” has 3 meanings listed here.
noun
- Greediness; strong appetite.
- Eagerness; intenseness of desire.
- The measure of the synergism of the strength of individual interactions between proteins.
Etymology
From Middle English avidite, from Old French avidite (modern French avidité), from Latin aviditās (“avidity, covetousness”), equivalent to avid + -ity.
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