Medical Dictionary
2conjugate
verb con·ju·gate \-jə-ˌgāt\
con·ju·gat·edcon·ju·gat·ing
Medical Definition of CONJUGATE
transitive verb
: to unite (as with the elimination of water) so that the product is easily broken down (as by hydrolysis) into the original compounds <benzoic acid is conjugated with glycine to hippuric acid in the body>
intransitive verb
1
: to pair and fuse in conjugation
2
: to pair in synapsis
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