kötképesség

Kötképesség is a Hungarian term formed from köt (to bind) and képesség (ability). It translates roughly as "binding ability" or "capability to form bonds." The term is not a standard entry in major Hungarian dictionaries and is chiefly encountered in technical or disciplinary texts where the notion of forming bonds with another substance, structure, or unit is relevant. Consequently, its precise meaning is context dependent.

In materials science and chemistry, kötképesség may refer to a material's propensity to form bonds with a partner, reflected in properties such as adhesion, cohesion, or bonding energy. In biology and biomedicine, the term can be used informally to describe how strongly molecules, cells, or tissues bind to receptors, ligands, or substrates. In linguistics and cognitive science, although rare, it could be used metaphorically to denote the capacity of linguistic units to pair or attach to other elements to form larger structures.

Assessment of kötképesség is typically approach-dependent: in chemistry, via bond energy, adhesion, or binding constants; in biology, via binding affinity or kinetics; in engineering, via interfacial strength. The concept is related to but distinct from related terms such as kötés (bond), kötődési erő (binding force), or adhézió in material science. See also kötés, kötődés, adhézió.