■ verb 'kɒndʒʊgeɪt
1》 Grammar give the different forms of (a verb).
2》 Biology (of bacteria or unicellular organisms) become temporarily united in order to exchange genetic material.
↘(of gametes) fuse.
3》 Chemistry be combined with or joined to reversibly.
■ adjective 'kɒndʒʊgət
1》 Chemistry (of an acid or base) related by loss or gain of a proton.
2》 Mathematics joined in a reciprocal relation, especially having the same real parts and equal magnitudes but opposite signs of imaginary parts.
3》 Geometry (of angles) adding up to 360°.
4》 Biology (of gametes) fused.
■ noun 'kɒndʒʊgət
1》 chiefly Biochemistry a ~d substance.
2》 Mathematics a ~ value or entity.
Derivatives
conjugacy noun
Origin
C15 (earlier (ME) as conjugation ): from L. conjugat- , conjugare 'yoke together', from con- 'together' + jugum 'yoke'.