Relating to or characteristic of brothers or sisters; fraternal or familial in nature.
From Greek 'adelphos' (brother), with the suffix '-ic' forming an adjective. Similar to 'adelphian' but used more in scientific and technical contexts.
In chemistry and biochemistry, 'adelphic' relationships describe molecules that are like siblings—very similar structures that might behave completely differently!
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