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Noun: conjugate  kón-ju-gut
  1. Any entity formed by joining two or more smaller entities together
    - conjugate solution
Verb: conjugate  kón-ju-gut
  1. (chemistry) unite chemically so that the product is easily broken down into the original compounds
     
  2. Add inflections showing person, number, gender, tense, aspect, etc.
    "conjugate the verb"
     
  3. (biology) undergo conjugation
Adjective: conjugate  kón-ju-gut
  1. Joined together especially in a pair or pairs
    - conjugated, coupled
     
  2. (of a pinnate leaflet) having only one pair of leaflets
     
  3. (chemistry) formed by the union of two compounds
    "a conjugate protein";
    - conjugated
     
  4. (chemistry) of an organic compound; containing two or more double bonds each separated from the other by a single bond
    - conjugated

Derived forms: conjugated, conjugating, conjugates

See also: bound, compound, united

Type of: blend, change, coalesce, combine, commingle, conflate, flux, fuse, immix, inflect, meld, merge, mix, solution

Encyclopedia: Conjugate