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Adjective: conjugated  ,kón-ju'gey-tid
  1. Joined together especially in a pair or pairs
    "The conjugated verb forms were listed in the textbook";
    - conjugate, coupled
     
  2. (chemistry) of an organic compound; containing two or more double bonds each separated from the other by a single bond
    "The conjugated system in the molecule affected its reactivity";
    - conjugate
     
  3. (chemistry) formed by the union of two compounds
    "a conjugated protein";
    - conjugate
Verb: conjugate  kón-ju-gut
  1. Add inflections showing person, number, gender, tense, aspect, etc.
    "conjugate the verb"
     
  2. (biology) undergo conjugation
    "The bacteria conjugated to exchange genetic material"
     
  3. (chemistry) unite chemically so that the product is easily broken down into the original compounds
    "The enzyme conjugated the toxin with glutathione"

See also: bound, united

Type of: blend, change, coalesce, combine, commingle, fuse, immix [archaic], inflect, meld, merge, mix

Encyclopedia: Conjugated

Conjugate