English-Russian Biotechnology Glossary. A. F. Valikhov, V. V. Kolotvin, O. A. Legonkova, I. A. Rogov, Thomas Creamer. 2007.
Conjugation — Conjugal redirects here. For the type of prison visit, see conjugal visit. Conjugation may refer to: Grammatical conjugation, the modification of a verb from its basic form Marriage, a relationship between two or more individuals Contents 1… … Wikipedia
Sexual reproduction — is the creation of a new organism by combining the genetic material of two organisms. The two main processes are: meiosis, involving the halving of the number of chromosomes; and fertilization, involving the fusion of two gametes and the… … Wikipedia
Conjugation — Con ju*ga tion, n. [L. conjugatio conjugation (in senses 1 & 3).] 1. the act of uniting or combining; union; assemblage. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Mixtures and conjugations of atoms. Bentley. [1913 Webster] 2. Two things conjoined; a pair; a couple.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
conjugation — [kän΄jə gā′shən] n. [ME conjugacion < L conjugatio] 1. a conjugating or being conjugated; union 2. Biol. any of various types of sexual reproduction in which certain algae, fungi, etc. exchange genetic material 3. Gram. a) a methodical… … English World dictionary
conjugation — conjugational, adj. conjugationally, adv. /kon jeuh gay sheuhn/, n. 1. Gram. a. the inflection of verbs. b. the whole set of inflected forms of a verb or the recital or display thereof in a fixed order: The conjugation of the Latin verb amo… … Universalium
conjugation — 1. The union of two unicellular organisms or of the male and female gametes of multicellular forms followed by partition of the chromatin and the production of two new cells. 2. Bacterial c., effected by simple contact, usually by means of… … Medical dictionary
conjugation — noun Date: 15th century 1. a. a schematic arrangement of the inflectional forms of a verb b. verb inflection c. a class of verbs having the same type of inflectional forms < the weak conjugation > d. a set of the simple or derivative … New Collegiate Dictionary
sexual union — noun the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes (Freq. 1) the casual couplings of adolescents the mating of some species occurs only in the spring • Syn: ↑coupling, ↑mating, ↑pairing, ↑conjugation, ↑union … Useful english dictionary
sexual activity — noun activities associated with sexual intercourse (Freq. 1) they had sex in the back seat • Syn: ↑sexual practice, ↑sex, ↑sex activity • Derivationally related forms: ↑sexual ( … Useful english dictionary
sexual practice — noun activities associated with sexual intercourse they had sex in the back seat • Syn: ↑sexual activity, ↑sex, ↑sex activity • Derivationally related forms: ↑sexual (for: ↑sex) … Useful english dictionary
conjugation — /kɒndʒəˈgeɪʃən/ (say konjuh gayshuhn) noun 1. Grammar a. the inflection of verbs. b. the whole set of inflected forms of a verb, or the recital or display thereof in a fixed order: the conjugation of the Latin verb amo begins amō, amās, amat. c.… …
