Conjugated
/ˈkɑn.d͡ʒə.ɡeɪt.ɪd/ adj, verb
adj, verb ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 simple past and past participle of conjugate form-of, participle, past
Adjective
- 1 Joined together in pairs.
- 2 Containing one or more pairs of double bonds and/or lone pairs, each pair being separated by a single bond.
"1991, J.-P. Aime, Structural Characterization of Conjugated Solutions, J. L. Brédas, R. Silbey (editors), Conjugated Polymers, Kluwer Academic, page 296, A major interest in the study of conjugated polymers in solution is the opportunity to investigate the relation between electronic properties and conformational disorder in low dimensional materials."
Adjective
- 1 of an organic compound; containing two or more double bonds each separated from the other by a single bond wordnet
- 2 formed by the union of two compounds wordnet
- 3 joined together especially in a pair or pairs wordnet
Example
More examples"Complete the dialogue with the conjugated form of "to have"."
Etymology
Inflected form of conjugate. Adjective sense 2 is a semantic loan from German Konjugation, konjugieren, coined 1899 by German chemist Johannes Thiele.