There are nearly 20 types of steak cuts. Beef can be divided into six different types of main cuts, including round, loin, rib, chuck, flank and brisket. Round cuts are typically from the rear area of the cow and include rump roasts and eye round steaks.
Consummate means complete, finished, or masterful. If you refer to someone as a consummate chef, then you are saying he is the ultimate chef. If you say someone is a consummate jerk, then you are saying he is the ultimate jerk. Consummate can be used to describe something good or bad: consummate joy, a consummate liar. To consummate means to bring something to completion, but it often refers specifically to making a marriage complete by having sexual relations.
conjugation conÂ·juÂ·gaÂ·tion (kÅn'jÉ-gÄ'shÉn) n. The temporary union of two bacterial cells during which one cell transfers part or all of its genome to the other. A process of sexual reproduction in which ciliate protozoans of the same species temporarily couple and exchange genetic material. A process of sexual reproduction in certain algae and fungi in which temporary or permanent fusion occurs, resulting in the union of the male and female gametes.