avidity

Meaning

  1. Greediness; strong appetite.
  2. Eagerness; intenseness of desire.
  3. The measure of the synergism of the strength of individual interactions between proteins.

Pronounced as (IPA)
/əˈvɪdɪti/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle English avidite, from Old French avidite (modern French avidité), from Latin aviditās (“avidity, covetousness”), equivalent to avid + -ity.

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