Conjugate - Definition

adj 1: joined together especially in a pair or pairs [syn:
conjugate, conjugated, coupled]
2: (of a pinnate leaflet) having only one pair of leaflets
3: formed by the union of two compounds; "a conjugated protein"
[syn: conjugate, conjugated]
4: of an organic compound; containing two or more double bonds
each separated from the other by a single bond [syn:
conjugate, conjugated]
n 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 [syn: conjugate solution, conjugate]
v 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.; "conjugate the verb"
3: undergo conjugation