conjugated
/ˈkɑn.d͡ʒə.ɡeɪt.ɪd/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.78 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Containing one or more pairs of double bonds and/or lone pairs, each pair being separated by a single bond.
verb
simple past and past participle of conjugate
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "2007, Kirk S. Schanze, Xiaoyong Zhao, 14: Structure-Property Relationships and Applications of Conjugated Polyelectrolytes, Terje A. Skotheim, John R. Reynolds (editors), Conjugated Polymers: Theory, Synthesis, Properties, and Characterization, Handbook of Conducting Polymers, 3rd Edition, Taylor & Francis (CRC Press), page 14-3, The concept first reported in 1995 centers on the use of a fluorescent conjugated polymer that is functionalized with receptor sites for a target analyte molecule."
- "2014, Enzo Montoneri, et al., Chapter 4: Food Wastes Conversion to Products for Use in Chemical and Environmental Technology, Material Science and Agriculture, Abbas Kazmi, Peter Shuttleworth (editors), Economic Utilisation of Food Co-Products, Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC Publishing), page 81, On the other hand, ¹O_2 is known to be a selective oxidant that reacts with electron-rich olefins, conjugated dienes, sulfides and phenols."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈkɑn.d͡ʒə.ɡeɪt.ɪd/
Inflected Forms
more conjugated (comparative)
most conjugated (superlative)