inflection of a verb for person, number, tense, voice, mood, etc
b.
the complete set of the inflections of a given verb
2.
a joining, union, or conjunction
3.
a type of sexual reproduction in ciliate protozoans involving the temporary union of two individuals and the subsequent migration and fusion of the gametic nuclei
4.
(in bacteria) the direct transfer of DNA between two cells that are temporarily joined
5.
the union of gametes, esp isogametes, as in some algae and fungi
6.
the pairing of chromosomes in the early phase of a meiotic division
7. chemistry
the existence of alternating double or triple bonds in a chemical compound, with consequent electron delocalization over part of the molecule