deconjugation

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *de

Proto-Indo-European *-h₁

Proto-Indo-European *déh₁

Proto-Italic *dē

Latin dē

Latin dē-der.

English de-

English conjugation

English deconjugation

From de- + conjugation.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /diːˌkɒndʒəˈɡeɪʃən/

Noun

deconjugation (plural deconjugations)

1. (organic chemistry) Any reaction that disrupts a system of conjugated double bonds leading to loss of conjugation
2. (biology) The disruption of conjugated bacterial cells

Derived terms

• photodeconjugation

Related terms

• deconjugate

Translations

any reaction that disrupts a system of conjugated double bonds leading to loss of conjugation

• Hungarian: dekonjugálás, dekonjugáció
• Polish: dekoniugacja f