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moiety

[ moi-i-tee ]

noun

plural moieties.
  1. a half.
  2. an indefinite portion, part, or share.
  3. Anthropology. one of two units into which a tribe or community is divided on the basis of unilineal descent.


moiety

/ ˈ³¾É”ɪɪ³Ùɪ /

noun

  1. a half
  2. one of two parts or divisions of something
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of moiety1

1400–50; late Middle English moite < Middle French < Latin ³¾±ð»å¾±±ð³ÙÄå³Ù- (stem of ³¾±ð»å¾±±ð³ÙÄå²õ ) the middle, equivalent to medi ( us ) mid + -±ð³ÙÄå³Ù-, variant, after vowels, of -¾±³ÙÄå³Ù- -ity
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of moiety1

C15: from Old French ³¾´Ç¾±³Ù¾±Ã©, from Latin ³¾±ð»å¾±Å§³ÙÄå²õ middle, from medius
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"We hypothesized that the introduction of side interacting moieties with less directionality would enhance the stacking between norcorrole units," explains Prof. Maeda.

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The high reactive plasma chemical moieties provide enough energy that could be compensated by high temperature.

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"Designing new vaccines that utilize nanoparticles with specific chemical moieties which not only aid in antigen delivery but can also activate particular immune pathways have the potential to enhance vaccine potency."

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Garfield George, head of DeishuÌ HiÌt, or the End of the Beaver Trail House, Raven moiety, Deisheetaan clan of Angoon, in Alaska, was one of the Tlingit visitors at that moment of discovery.

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"The molecule is tipped by an iron-oxygen-iron grouping that in other terrestrial contexts has been proposed to be capable of absorbing photons and splitting water into hydroxyl and hydrogen moieties."

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