单词 | conjugate |
释义 | conjugate (once / 5337 pages) 1v 2adj 3v 4vadjn Conjugate is what you do to a word to make it agree with other words in a sentence. If you’ve studied a foreign language, you know that sometimes you can conjugate a verb just by changing its endings. To conjugate the verb to be, you’d say “I am,” “you are,” “she is,” and so on. You’re changing the form of the verb to make it agree with the subject. You might conjugate other words to make them agree in number, gender, or tense. In chemistry, conjugate means "to join together." It can also be an adjective, meaning "joined," or "joined in pairs," like the conjugate leaf of an Oak tree. WORD FAMILYconjugate: conjugated, conjugates, conjugating, conjugation+/conjugation: conjugations USAGE EXAMPLESOne of the company’s strengths is the linkers it develops for each conjugate. Seattle Times(Dec 17, 2016) Each group immunized mice with their conjugate; several weeks later, they challenged the animals with a big dose of bacteria. Science Magazine(Nov 14, 2016) Meningococcal conjugate vaccine: Not only does the CDC recommend that students get vaccinated against meningococcal disease before starting college, some states make the shot mandatory. Washington Post(Jun 03, 2016) 1 v undergo conjugation 2Hyper change undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature 1adj joined together especially in a pair or pairs Syn conjugated, coupled united characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity 2adj (of a pinnate leaflet) having only one pair of leaflets 3Syn compound composed of more than one part v add inflections showing person, number, gender, tense, aspect, etc. 4conjugate the verb Hyper inflect change the form of a word in accordance as required by the grammatical rules of the language 1v unite chemically so that the product is easily broken down into the original compounds Hyper blend, coalesce, combine, commingle, conflate, flux, fuse, immix, meld, merge, mix mix together different elements 2adj of an organic compound; containing two or more double bonds each separated from the other by a single bond Syn conjugated bound held with another element, substance or material in chemical or physical union 3adj formed by the union of two compounds a conjugated protein Syn conjugated bound held with another element, substance or material in chemical or physical union 4n 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|Hyper conjugate solution solution a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution |
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