#tendency__inclination a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect: "the alkaline inclination of the local waters"; "fabric with a tendency to shrink"
supertype: #disposition a natural or acquired habit or characteristic tendency in a person or thing: "a swelling with a disposition to rupture"
subtype: #electronegativity__negativity (chemistry) the tendency of an atom or radical to attract electrons in the formation of an ionic bond
subtype: #stainability (cytology) the capacity of cells or cell parts to stain specifically with certain dyes
subtype: #basophilia the tendency of cells to stain with basic dyes; "cytoplasmic basophilia"
subtype: #desire.tendency an inclination to want things; "a man of many desires"
subtype: #hunger__thirst strong desire for something (not food or drink): "a thirst for knowledge"; "hunger for affection"
subtype: #greed excessive desire to acquire or possess more (esp material wealth) than one needs or deserves
subtype: #avariciousness__avarice__covetousness__cupidity extreme greed for material wealth
subtype: #possessiveness excessive desire to possess or dominate
subtype: #acquisitiveness__acquisitivenes strong desire to acquire and possess
subtype: #bibliomania preoccupation with the acquisition and possession of books
subtype: #retentiveness__retentivenes the property of retaining possessions that have been acquired
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