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conjugate
[ verb kon-juh-geyt; adjective noun kon-juh-git, -geyt ]
verb (used with object)
- Grammar.
- to inflect (a verb).
- to recite or display all or some subsets of the inflected forms of (a verb), in a fixed order:
One conjugates the present tense of the verb “be” as “I am, you are, he is, we are, you are, they are.”
- to join together, especially in marriage.
verb (used without object)
- Biology. to unite; to undergo conjugation.
- Grammar. to be characterized by conjugation:
The Latin verb esse does not conjugate in the passive voice.
adjective
- joined together, especially in a pair or pairs; coupled.
- Botany. (of a pinnate leaf ) having only one pair of leaflets.
- Grammar. (of words) having a common derivation.
- Bibliography. (of two leaves in a book) forming one sheet.
- Mathematics.
- (of two points, lines, etc.) so related as to be interchangeable in the enunciation of certain properties.
- (of an element) so related to a second element of a group that there exists a third element of the group that, multiplying one element on the right and the other element on the left, results in equal elements.
- (of two complex numbers) differing only in the sign of the imaginary part.
- Chemistry.
- of or noting two or more liquids in equilibrium with one another.
- (of an acid and a base) related by the loss or gain of a proton:
NH3 is a base conjugate to NH4+.
NH4+ is an acid conjugate to NH3.
- Also Dzj·e. (of an organic compound) containing two or more double bonds each separated from the other by a single bond.
noun
- one of a group of conjugate words.
- Mathematics.
- either of two conjugate points, lines, etc.
- Also called complex conjugate, either of a pair of complex numbers of the type a + bi and a − bi, where a and b are real numbers and i is imaginary.
conjugate
verb
- tr grammar to inflect (a verb) systematically; state or set out the conjugation of (a verb)
- intr (of a verb) to undergo inflection according to a specific set of rules
- tr to join (two or more substances) together, esp in such a way that the resulting substance may easily be turned back into its original components
- intr biology to undergo conjugation
- obsolete.tr to join together, esp in marriage
adjective
- joined together in pairs; coupled
- Maths
- (of two angles) having a sum of 360°
- (of two complex numbers) differing only in the sign of the imaginary part as 4 + 3i and 4 – 3i
- (of two algebraic numbers) being roots of the same irreducible algebraic equation with rational coefficients
3 ± 2 √2 are conjugate algebraic numbers, being roots of x² – 6x + 1
- (of two elements of a square matrix) interchanged when the rows and columns are interchanged
- (of two arcs) forming a complete circle or other closed curved figure
- chem of, denoting, or concerning the state of equilibrium in which two liquids can exist as two separate phases that are both solutions. The liquid that is the solute in one phase is the solvent in the other
- another word for conjugated
- chem (of acids and bases) related by loss or gain of a proton
HCl is the conjugate acid of Cl–
Cl–is the conjugate base of HCl
- physics
- joined by a reciprocal relationship, such as in the case of two quantities, points, etc, that are interchangeable with respect to the properties of each of them
- (of points connected with a lens) having the property that an object placed at one point will produce an image at the other point
- (of a compound leaf) having one pair of leaflets
- (of words) cognate; related in origin
noun
- one of a pair or set of conjugate substances, values, quantities, words, etc
Derived Forms
- ˈDzˌٴǰ, noun
- ˈDzˌپ, adjective
- ˈDzܲ, adjective
- ˈDzܲٱ, adverb
- ˈDzܲٱԱ, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- Dz··· [kon, -j, uh, -g, uh, -b, uh, l], adjective
- Dzj·· adverb
- Dzj·t adjective
- Dzj·tǰ noun
- ·Dzj·ٱ verb misconjugated misconjugating
- ԴDz·Dzj·ٱ adjective noun
- ܲ·Dzj·e adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of conjugate1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of conjugate1
Example Sentences
These include organic semiconductors of various kinds, as well as conjugated polymers for sensing and biomedical applications.
Bit by bit, the antibody-drug conjugate therefore recognizes and destroys all cells of the diseased blood system.
Because the antibody drug conjugate specifically targets the cancer cell, it may be possible to administer a lower inhibitor dose than usual which means it's less toxic for the patient.
A particularly surprising finding was that some of the strongest effectors for targeted protein degradation were E2 conjugating enzymes, instead of E3s.
GalNAc conjugate therapies, which attach siRNA molecules to the ligand to deliver therapies inside cells, are already on the market for conditions such as hereditary transthyretin-mediated amyloidosis and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
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