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conjugated

con·ju·ga·ted

US/ˈkɑn.d͡ʒə.ɡeɪt.ɪd/ fairly common

adjective

1.

formed by the union of two compounds

  • “a conjugated protein”
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2.

joined together especially in a pair or pairs

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3.

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

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Origin

Inflected form of conjugate. Adjective sense 2 is a semantic loan from German Konjugation, konjugieren, coined 1899 by German chemist Johannes Thiele.

Phrases

  • conjugated protein

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