moiety
One of two
A moiety is a half or one of two parts.
The word appears most often in legal and anthropological contexts.
In law, moiety refers to an undivided half share of property.
In anthropology, moieties are the two divisions of a society based on kinship: The tribe organized itself into complementary moieties.
In chemistry, a moiety is a distinct part of a larger molecule.
Equal portion of two
- portionDivided share given
- partPiece of whole
- segmentDistinct part of whole
- fractionPart divided by whole
bifurcation · dichotomy · partition · split · share · component · piece · section
Related group sharing ancestry
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- kinshipState of being related
- tribeSocial group sharing ancestry
- descentDownward slope or lineage
exogamy · endogamy · kinfolk · kindred · totemic · reciprocity · alliance · affiliation
Bonded atomic group
- fragmentIncomplete portion of whole
- ligandMolecule that binds centrally
- receptorSignal-receiving molecule
- scaffoldTemporary elevated work structure
subunit · derivative · compound · stereochemistry · chirality · configuration · reactivity · synthesis
half
Equal portion of two
fraction · bifurcation · dichotomy · partition · split · share · component · piece · section · complement
clan
Related group sharing ancestry
descent · exogamy · endogamy · kinfolk · kindred · totemic · reciprocity · alliance · affiliation · complementary
molecule
Bonded atomic group
- fragmentIncomplete portion of whole
- ligandMolecule that binds centrally
- receptorSignal-receiving molecule
scaffold · subunit · derivative · compound · stereochemistry · chirality · configuration · reactivity · synthesis · conjugate
- anthropologyanthropology, fieldwork, ethnography, social anthropology, cultural anthropology
- Indigenous AustraliaAboriginal art, Dreamtime, dreaming, corroboree, didgeridoo
- Indigenous AustraliansAboriginal, Dreamtime, traditional lands, Dreaming, corroboree
- tribal culturetribe, clan mother, common ancestry, clan loyalty, elder council
- tribal societychief, chieftain, clan, tribe, tribal chief
- Aboriginal AustraliansAboriginal, Aboriginals, Indigenous Australians, Dreaming, songlines