Meaning

2 senses

  1. Joined together in pairs.

    joined together especially in a pair or pairs

  2. Containing one or more pairs of double bonds and/or lone pairs, each pair being separated by a single bond.

    of an organic compound; containing two or more double bonds each separated from the other by a single bond

Origin

Inflected form of conjugate. Adjective sense 2 is a semantic loan from German Konjugation,

Inflected form of conjugate. Adjective sense 2 is a semantic loan from German Konjugation, konjugieren, coined 1899 by German chemist Johannes Thiele.

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Forms

more conjugated, most conjugated
Comparativemore conjugated Lesson
Superlativemost conjugated Lesson

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • of an organic compound; containing two or more double bonds each separated from the other by a single bond:conjugate
  • formed by the union of two compounds:conjugate
  • joined together especially in a pair or pairs:conjugatecoupled

Word family

13 related words
Derivedbioconjugatedconjugated proteinglucoconjugatedglucuronoconjugatedglycoconjugatedhyperconjugatednanoconjugatednonconjugatedphotoconjugatedpreconjugatedradioconjugatedsulfoconjugatedunconjugated

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
conjoinconjugateconjugationconjunctionB2conjunctivitisconjureC1
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