definition for conjugal
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- conjugal definition: The definition of conjugal is relating to marriage or a relationship. (adjective) An example of conjugal used as an adjective is the phrase conjugal relations which means a physical, sexual relationship between a married couple....
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- pro·voc·a·tive. adj. Tending to provoke or stimulate.
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connubial The definition of connubial is the state of being married. An example of connubial is the relationship between a woman and her husband. of marriage or the state of being married; conjugal. Origin of connubial.
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Biology, Eighth Edition (Raven) Bacterial Conjugation - Transfer of a Plasmid. Is bacterial conjugation the same as sex in eukaryotes? Conjugation is commonly referred to as the bacterial equivalent of sex. Conjugation is equivalent to sex in that it combines genetic material from two different individuals into a single genome. Like sexual reproduction conjugation produces new genetic combinations. Sexual reproduction is tied to the production of new individuals.
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madrigal madrigal. n. 1. (Classical Music) music a type of 16th-or 17th-century part song for unaccompanied voices with an amatory or pastoral text. Compare glee 2. 2. (Classical Music) a 14th-century Italian song, related to a pastoral stanzaic verse form.
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conjugal The adjective conjugal describes all husband-and-wife matters, so if someone who is married says, Single people don't understand how I feel, you can be sure it's a conjugal situation. The word conjugal comes from the Latin word, conjux, meaning husband, wife.. You’ve no doubt heard of the term “conjugal visits,” to describe private visits between a prisoner and a spouse. But it can describe anything that happens between married people, such as conjugal obligations, which are the things you do to keep a marriage going, or just general conjugal, or married, life.
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Conjugation Conjugation. Definition. noun, plural: conjugations. (biology). (1) The process whereby two ciliates come together in a temporary fusion to exchange micronuclear material, then separate, each being a fertilized cell.
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- conjureverb [ I or T ] uk ​ /ˈkʌn.dʒər/ us ​ /ˈkʌn.dʒɚ/. › to make something appear by magic, or as if by magic: In an instant, the magician had conjured (up) a dove from his hat. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words. Appearing & disappearing. act.
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confer Conferred definition, to consult together; compare opinions; carry on a discussion or deliberation. See more.
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CONJUGAL RIGHTS Legal definition for CONJUGAL RIGHTS: The rights and benefits of intimacy in marriage including love and affection, companionship and a sexual relationship. Frequently this refers to a right granted by some stat
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User Contributed Dictionary Go to User Contributed Dictionary Dictionary Definition conferment n : the act of conferring an honor or presenting a gift [syn: bestowal, bestowment, conferral]
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- Conjugation is the process by which a plasmid is transferred from an F+ cell into an F-cell. The F factor in the F+ cell contains genes which express pili for attachment, and special membrane proteins for the transfer complex. Some conjugative plasmids carry drug resistant strains--a big problem for hospitals.
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conjugal A descriptive term for the relationship between married persons. A conjugal family is the same as a nuclear family, composed of married parents and their children. Conjugal relatives (in-laws) trace their relations through the marriage of their respective blood relatives.
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conjugal The definition of conjugal is relating to marriage or a relationship. An example of conjugal used as an adjective is the phrase conjugal relations which means a physical, sexual relationship between a married couple. YourDictionary definition and usage example.
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fosterverb  [ T] us â / ËfÉsÂ·tÉr, ËfÉs- / (Definition of “foster” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) See all translations. us ​ /ˈfɔs·tər, ˈfɑs-/. › to take care of a child as if it were your own, usually for a limited time, without being the child’s legal parent.
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9 Arresting Facts About Conjugal Visits In the United States, conjugal visits occur only in state prisons, not federal prisons. In the early 1990s, 17 states had active conjugal visit programs. As of 2015, though, California, New York, Connecticut, and Washington are the only states that still allow conjugal visits. Two other states that recently had conjugal visit policies in place—Mississippi and New Mexico—stopped allowing the visits as of February 1, 2014 and May 1, 2014, respectively.
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- conjugate - 1. C18 th jocular coinage for copulate , based on a pun on cunt , and the standard biological and grammatical sense of conjugate, to join together, to inflect (a verb) in its forms. See copulation for synonyms.
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Hemoglobinopathies  (Hemoglobin Disorders) 1 People who have one sickle mutant gene and one normal beta gene have sickle cell trait which is benign. 2  Hemoglobin C. Hemoglobin C results from a mutation in the beta globin gene and is the predominant hemoglobin found in people with hemoglobin C disease (a 2 b 2). Hemoglobin C. Hemoglobin C results from a mutation in the beta globin gene and is the predominant hemoglobin found in people with hemoglobin C disease (a 2 b 2). 2  Hemoglobin C disease is relatively benign, producing a mild hemolytic anemia and splenomegaly.
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foster foster (countable and uncountable, plural fosters) (countable, obsolete) A forester (uncountable) The care given to another; guardianship; Verb . foster (third-person singular simple present fosters, present participle fostering, simple past and past participle fostered) (transitive) To nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child. (transitive) To cultivate and grow something.
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conjugate conjugate. 1  Joined together, especially in a pair or pairs; coupled. 2  Mathematics & Physics Inversely or oppositely related with respect to one of a group of otherwise identical properties, especially designating either or both of a pair of complex numbers differing only in the sign of the imaginary term.
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- conjugal. 1  relating to those times when people visit their convict spouses in jail for the sole purpose of having sex, doing the deed, taking a vacation down south. 2  relating to the times when people visit their convict spouses in jail for the sole purpose of having sex, doing the deed, taking a vacation down south.
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Definitions &Translations This page provides all possible meanings and translations of the word connubial. conjugal, connubial(adverb) of or relating to marriage or to the relationship between a wife and husband. connubial bliss; conjugal visits. conjugally, connubial(adverb)
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- LINK / CITE ADD TO WORD LIST. adjective. The definition of genial is warm, cheerful, good for life or comfort. 1  An example of genial used as an adjective is a genial person which means a very friendly person.2  An example of genial used as an adjective is genial soil which means soil good for growing plants. What a genial person he was. 2  The Letters, which are very stilted, also reveal Apollinaris as a man of genial temper, fond of good living and of pleasure. 3  She renounced once for all the asceticism and isolation of the De imitatione for the more genial and sympathetic Christianity of Chateaubriand.
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Conjugal visit In Denmark, conjugal visits are permissible. The State Prison of East Jutland has apartments for couples, where inmates who have been sentenced to more than 8 years in prison can have visitation for 47 hours per visit.
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- Definition of contigo - Forma del pronombre personal de segunda persona 'ti' que se usa cuando es término de la preposición 'con' Definition of contigo - Forma del pronombre personal de segunda persona 'ti' que se usa cuando es término de la preposición 'con'
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Definitions &Translations foster (not comparable) 1  Providing parental care to unrelated children. Foster parents. 2  Receiving such care. Foster child. 3  Related by such care. We are a foster family.