conjugator
Variant of conjugate
con·ju·gate (kän′jə gət; also, and for v.always, -gāt′)
adjective
- joined together, esp. in a pair; coupled
- Bot. bijugate
- Chem.
- related to each other by the difference of a proton: said of acids and bases
- of or pertaining to the alternation of single and double bonds in organic compounds
- Gram. derived from the same base and, usually, related in meaning: said of words
- Math. specially related or having the same or similar properties, as two points, lines, or quantities
Etymology: ME conjugat < L conjugatus, pp. of conjugare, to join together < com-, together + jugare, to join < jugum, yoke
noun
- a conjugate word
- a conjugate point, line, quantity, etc.
- a chemically conjugated substance
transitive verb conjugated -·gat′ed, conjugating -·gat′·ing
- Archaic to join together; unite; couple
- Biochem. to join (compounds) so that the resulting substance can be readily removed, as a toxic product in the body
- Gram. to inflect (a verb) systematically, giving its different forms according to voice, mood, tense, number, and person
intransitive verb
- Biol. to unite in conjugation
- Gram.
- to conjugate a verb
- to be conjugated
Related Forms:
- conjugator con′·ju·ga′·tor noun
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