chao·tro·pic
| \ ˌkā-ə-ˈtrōp-ik
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Medical Definition of chaotropic
: disrupting the structure of water, macromolecules, or a living system so as to promote activities (as change in protein conformation in solution or migration through a chromatographic medium) inhibited by such structure
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“Chaotropic.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/chaotropic. Accessed 25 Jun. 2022.
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