conjugate

conjugate
verb
  1. [with obj.](Grammar)give the different forms of (a verb in an inflected language such as Latin) as they vary according to voice, mood, tense, number, and person
    (语法)列举(动词的)词形变化(或变位)
  2. [no obj.](Biology)(of bacteria or unicellular organisms) become temporarily united in order to exchange genetic material
    (生)(细菌,单细胞生物)结合,接合;成对
    E. coli only conjugate when one of the cells possesses fertility genes.
    只有当其细胞之一有繁殖基因时,大肠杆菌才会结合。
    ■(of gametes) become fused
    (配子)结合的
  3. [with obj.](Chemistry)be combined with or joined to reversibly
    (化)使共轭;使缀合
    bilirubin is then conjugated by liver enzymes and excreted in the bile.
    然后胆红素与肝脏酶缀合并在胆汁中分泌。
adjective
  1. coupled, connected, or related, in particular
    结合的,成对的;连接的;联合的;有关的,尤指
    ■(Chemistry)(of an acid or base) related to the corresponding base or acid by loss or gain of a proton
    (化)(酸,碱)共轭的;缀合的
    ■(Mathematics)joined in a reciprocal relation, especially having the same real parts and equal magnitudes but opposite signs of imaginary parts
    (数)共轭复数的
    ■(Geometry)(of angles) adding up to 360°; (of arcs) combining to form a complete circle
    (几何)(角,弧)共轭的
    ■(Biology)(especially of gametes) fused
    (生)(尤指配子)结合的
noun
  1. a thing which is conjugate or conjugated, in particular
    结合物,成对物;连接物;联合物;并合物;缀合物,尤指
    ■(chiefly Biochemistry)a substance formed by the reversible combination of two or more others
    (主生化)共轭(物),缀合物,偶联物
    ■a mathematical value or entity having a reciprocal relation with another
    共轭值;共轭元素。 参见complex conjugate
派生
conjugacy
noun
语源
  1. late 15th cent. (as an adjective): from Latin conjugat- 'yoked together', from the verb conjugare, from con- 'together' + jugum 'yoke'
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