Definition of Conjugate
1. Noun. 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.
2. Verb. Unite chemically so that the product is easily broken down into the original compounds.
Generic synonyms: Blend, Coalesce, Combine, Commingle, Conflate, Flux, Fuse, Immix, Meld, Merge, Mix
3. Adjective. Joined together especially in a pair or pairs.
4. Verb. Add inflections showing person, number, gender, tense, aspect, etc.. "Conjugate the verb"
5. Adjective. (of a pinnate leaflet) having only one pair of leaflets.
6. Verb. Undergo conjugation.
Generic synonyms: Change
Derivative terms: Conjugation
7. Adjective. Formed by the union of two compounds. "A conjugated protein"
8. Adjective. Of an organic compound; containing two or more double bonds each separated from the other by a single bond.
Definition of Conjugate
1. a. United in pairs; yoked together; coupled.
2. n. A word agreeing in derivation with another word, and therefore generally resembling it in signification.
3. v. t. To unite in marriage; to join.
4. v. i. To unite in a kind of sexual union, as two or more cells or individuals among the more simple plants and animals.
Definition of Conjugate
1. Verb. (grammar transitive) To inflect (a verb) for each person, in order, for one or more tenses. ¹
2. Verb. (rare) To join together, unite; to juxtapose. ¹
3. Verb. (biology) To reproduce sexually as do some bacteria and algae, by exchanging or transferring DNA. ¹
4. Noun. Any entity formed by joining two or more smaller entities together. ¹
5. Noun. (mathematics) (''of a complex number'') A complex conjugate. ¹
6. Noun. (mathematics) More generally, any of a set of irrational or complex numbers that are zeros of the same polynomial with integral coefficients. ¹
7. Noun. (mathematics) An explementary angle. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Conjugate
1. [v -GATED, -GATING, -GATES]
Medical Definition of Conjugate
1. Paired together. In chemistry, this refers to an acid and a base which can convert to each other by the gain or loss of a proton (a hydrogen nucleus), which together are called a conjugate acid-base pair. It can also refer to two liquids in equilibrium with each other. In mycology (the study of fungi), this refers to a dikaryon with two haploid nuclei in it. (09 Oct 1997)
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Literary usage of Conjugate
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1. The Collected Mathematical Papers of Arthur Cayley by Arthur Cayley (1889)
"The angles of the tetrahedron are termed the conjugate points of the system, and
the faces of the tetrahedron are termed the conjugate planes of the system, ..."
2. A Treatise on the Analytic Geometry of Three Dimensions by George Salmon (1882)
"When h = 0, the axes of x and y are evidently parallel to a pair of conjugate
diameters of the section by the plane of xy ; and it is otherwise evident that ..."
3. A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism by James Clerk ( Maxwell (1873)
"If ^ and y1, and also x2 and y2, are conjugate functions of x and y, then, ...
Ty For R and 0 are conjugate functions of -~ and ~ , and these are conjugate ..."
4. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"30. bee« of a four-Bide are six points in involution, the projections of opposite
vertices being conjugate point«. 2 79. The theory of involution may at ..."
5. Text-book of Ophthalmology by Ernst Fuchs (1911)
"conjugate deviation, ie, the condition in which both eyes are deviated in the
same direction, is usually due to conjugate ..."
6. Algebra: An Elementary Text-book, for the Higher Classes of Secondary by George Chrystal (1904)
"Thus - 3 - 2t and - 3 + 2* are conjugate, so are - 4i and + 4i ; and, generally,
... It is obvious that a complex number and its conjugate have the same ..."
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