electivityn.
/iːlɛkˈtɪvɪti/ ‘The property by which some substances attach themselves to certain anatomical tissues and not to others; as when carmine stains growing tissue and avoids formed substance. The act or property of selection.’ ( New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon)
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