Dictionary Check: conjugate

"conjugate" is a valid word!

Scrabble 19 points
Words with Friends 25 points

Definition

adjective

joined together especially in a pair or pairs

Synonyms:
adjective

(of a pinnate leaflet) having only one pair of leaflets

adjective

formed by the union of two compounds

Example: "a conjugated protein"
Synonyms:
adjective

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

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noun

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

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verb

unite chemically so that the product is easily broken down into the original compounds

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