cooperativity

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noun

the state or quality of being cooperative

OriginEnglish cooperative ← Latin co- ← Proto-Italic *kom- →
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Meanings

nouncooperativity (plural cooperativities)

plural cooperativities

  1. the state or quality of being cooperative
  2. biochemistryAn interaction between the substrate binding sites of an allosteric enzyme in which binding at one site increases or decreases binding at another

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincon-
  6. Latinco-
  7. Englishco-
  8. Englishoperative
  9. Englishcooperative
  10. Englishcooperativity

From cooperative + -ity.

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APA

cooperativity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cooperativity

MLA

“cooperativity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cooperativity. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cooperativity,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cooperativity.

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