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chemical attraction

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Noun1.chemical attraction - the force attracting atoms to each other and binding them together in a molecule; "basic dyes have an affinity for wool and silk"
affinity
force - (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity; "force equals mass times acceleration"
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The triple bond between a nitrogen molecule's atoms is one of the strongest chemical attractions around.
Nitrogen unbound: new reaction breaks strong chemical link by Perkins, S. / Science News
Though they couldn't identify the protein responsible for this phenomenon of chemical attraction, they knew that neural axons responded to a signal from cells in the lower spinal cord of embryonic rats.
Axon acts: the unbearable likeness of being by Marino, Gigi / Science News
It's biologically plausible that there should be a chemical attraction between egg and sperm," says Robert Stillman, a reproductive endocrinologist at George Washington University in Washington, D.
Eggs not silent partners in conception by Ezzell, Carol / Science News
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