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Conjugated

//ˈkɑn.d͡ʒə.ɡeɪt.ɪd// adj, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Joined together in pairs.
  2. 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. 1
    of an organic compound; containing two or more double bonds each separated from the other by a single bond wordnet
  2. 2
    formed by the union of two compounds wordnet
  3. 3
    joined together especially in a pair or pairs wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of conjugate form-of, participle, past

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

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