CONJUGATE
Dictionary entry overview: What does conjugate mean?
• CONJUGATE (noun)
The noun CONJUGATE has 1 sense:
1. a mixture of two partially miscible liquids A and B produces two conjugate solutions: one of A in B and another of B in A
Familiarity information: CONJUGATE used as a noun is very rare.
• CONJUGATE (adjective)
The adjective CONJUGATE has 4 senses:
1. joined together especially in a pair or pairs
2. of a pinnate leaflet; having only one pair of leaflets
3. formed by the union of two compounds
4. of an organic compound; containing two or more double bonds each separated from the other by a single bond
Familiarity information: CONJUGATE used as an adjective is uncommon.
• CONJUGATE (verb)
The verb CONJUGATE has 3 senses:
1. unite chemically so that the product is easily broken down into the original compounds
2. add inflections showing person, number, gender, tense, aspect, etc.
3. undergo conjugation
Familiarity information: CONJUGATE used as a verb is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• CONJUGATE (noun)
Meaning:
A mixture of two partially miscible liquids A and B produces two conjugate solutions: one of A in B and another of B in A
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
conjugate; conjugate solution
Hypernyms ("conjugate" is a kind of...):
solution (a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution)
• CONJUGATE (adjective)
Meaning:
Joined together especially in a pair or pairs
Synonyms:
conjugate; coupled; conjugated
Similar:
united (characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity)
Meaning:
Of a pinnate leaflet; having only one pair of leaflets
Similar:
compound (of leaf shapes; of leaves composed of several similar parts or lobes)
Meaning:
Formed by the union of two compounds
Synonyms:
conjugated; conjugate
Context example:
a conjugated protein
Similar:
bound (held with another element, substance or material in chemical or physical union)
Domain category:
chemical science; chemistry (the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions)
Meaning:
Of an organic compound; containing two or more double bonds each separated from the other by a single bond
Synonyms:
conjugated; conjugate
Similar:
bound (held with another element, substance or material in chemical or physical union)
Domain category:
chemical science; chemistry (the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions)
• CONJUGATE (verb)
Meaning:
Unite chemically so that the product is easily broken down into the original compounds
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "conjugate" is one way to...):
blend; coalesce; combine; commingle; conflate; flux; fuse; immix; meld; merge; mix (mix together different elements)
Domain category:
chemical science; chemistry (the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Add inflections showing person, number, gender, tense, aspect, etc.
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Context example:
conjugate the verb
Hypernyms (to "conjugate" is one way to...):
inflect (change the form of a word in accordance as required by the grammatical rules of the language)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Undergo conjugation
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "conjugate" is one way to...):
change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)
Domain category:
biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
