Kosmotropic
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Kosmotropic is an adjective meaning (physics, chemistry) Describing ions (normally small, with a high charge density) that stabilize intermolecular interactions in water, especially by stabilizing hydrogen bonds.
Meaning
(physics, chemistry) Describing ions (normally small, with a high charge density) that stabilize intermolecular interactions in water, especially by stabilizing hydrogen bonds.
Antonyms for kosmotropic
Common opposites include chaotropic.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include chaotropic, cybotactic, cationoid, hydrostable, distonic, hydrogenic.
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