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   conjugation

   /ˌkɒndʒʊˈɡeɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the variation of the form of a verb in an inflected language such as Latin, by which the voice, mood, tense, number, and person are identified: "it was the conjugation of verbs he found most difficult"
   • ▪ the class in which a verb is put according to the manner of this variation: "a past participle of the first conjugation"
   • 2. the temporary union of two bacteria or unicellular organisms for the exchange of genetic material: "immunity may be transferable by conjugation to other bacterial strains"
   • ▪ the fusion of two gametes, especially when they are of a similar size.
   • ▪ the combination of two substances: "toxic compounds eliminated from the body by conjugation with glutathione"
   • ▪ the sharing of electron density between nearby multiple bonds in a molecule.
   • ▪ the solution of a problem by transforming it into an equivalent problem of a different form, solving this, and then reversing the transformation.

   Word Origin late Middle English (in conjugation (sense 1)): from Latin conjugatio(n-), from conjugare ‘join together’ (see conjugate).

   Derivatives

   • 1. conjugational adjective

   Scrabble Points: 21

   • C

     3

   • O

     1

   • N

     1

   • J

     8

   • U

     1

   • G

     2

   • A

     1

   • T

     1

   • I

     1

   • O

     1

   • N

     1

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