v.
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ˈkɒndʒʊgeɪt/
- Grammar give the different forms of (a verb).
- Biology (of bacteria or unicellular organisms) become temporarily united in order to exchange genetic material.
▸(of gametes) fuse.
- Chemistry be combined with or joined to reversibly.
adj.
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ˈkɒndʒʊgət/
- Chemistry (of an acid or base) related by loss or gain of a proton.
- Mathematics joined in a reciprocal relation, especially having the same real parts and equal magnitudes but opposite signs of imaginary parts.
- Geometry (of angles) adding up to 360°.
- Biology (of gametes) fused.
n.
/
ˈkɒndʒʊgət/
- chiefly Biochemistry a conjugated substance.
- Mathematics a conjugate value or entity.
Derivative
Etymology
C15 (earlier (ME) as conjugation): from L. conjugat-, conjugare ‘yoke together’, from con- ‘together’ + jugum ‘yoke’.