deconjugate

English

Etymology

From de- +‎ conjugate.

Verb

deconjugate (third-person singular simple present deconjugates, present participle deconjugating, simple past and past participle deconjugated)

  1. (organic chemistry) to disrupt a system of conjugated double bonds leading to loss of conjugation
  2. (biology) to disrupt the conjugated bacterial cells

See also

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