plural of conjugate base

(chemistry) Any compound, of general formula Xⁿ⁺, which can be transformed into a conjugate acid HX⁽ⁿ⁺¹⁾⁺ by the gain of a proton.

(chemistry) Any compound, of general formula HXⁿ⁺, which can be transformed into a conjugate base X⁽ⁿ⁻¹⁾⁺ by the loss of a proton.

(physics) Of an subatomic particle that is identical to its antiparticle; includes all gauge bosons except the charged W-boson and quarks.

(biochemistry) Any protein that consists of both a polypeptide (the apoprotein) and a prosthetic group such as a lipid (in lipoproteins), sugar (in glycoproteins) or porphyrins and metals (in hemoglobin etc)

Any of a set of angles whose sum is 360° or 2π radians.

plural of conjugate mirror

Either of a pair of mirrors set face to face so that the rays emitted from the focus of one are first reflected from it to the other and thence to its focus.

(geometry) Either of two axes in a conic section, such that each is parallel to the tangent at the extremity of the other.

plural of conjugate axis