Grammar .

the inflection of verbs.

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 am?, amas, amat.

a class of verbs having similar sets of inflected forms

the Latin second conjugation.

an act of joining

a conjugation of related ideas.

the state of being joined together; union; conjunction.

Biology .

the reproductive process in ciliate protozoans in which two organisms of different mating types exchange nuclear material through a temporary area of fusion.

temporary union or permanent fusion as a form of sexual reproduction in certain algae and fungi, the male gametes of one organism uniting with female gametes of the other.

a temporary union of two bacteria, in Escherichia and related groups, in which genetic material is transferred by migration of a plasmid, either solitary or as part of a chromosome, from one bacterium, the donor, to the other, the recipient; sometimes also including the transfer of resistance to antibiotics.

noun

composite , compound , unification , union , unity