Relating to or expressing affinity; showing a natural connection or attraction between things.
From affinity (Latin affinis, 'related by marriage') plus the suffix -itive. The word developed to describe qualities showing natural relationship or connection between entities.
Chemistry borrowed this term to describe elements that naturally 'want' to bond together—it's like the word captures the personality of atoms and molecules, explaining why some substances just naturally attract each other.
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