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transconjugate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
transcon-ju-gate
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To conjugate genetic material with another bacterium

Etymology

From trans- + conjugate.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

transconjugates (present, singular) transconjugating (participle, present) transconjugated (participle, past) transconjugated (past)

Frequently Paired Words

transconjugant transconjugation

Questions

What does transconjugate mean?
To conjugate genetic material with another bacterium
Where does transconjugate come from?
From trans- + conjugate.

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