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complement - something added to complete or embellish or make perfect; "a fine wine is a perfect complement to the dinner"; "wild rice was served as an accompaniment to the main dish" |
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accompaniment |
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adjunct a construction that can be used to extend the meaning of a word or phrase but is not one of the main constituents of a sentence
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complement - number needed to make up a whole force; "a full complement of workers" |
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manpower,
men,
work force,
workforce,
hands the force of workers available
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ship's company,
company crew of a ship including the officers; the whole force or personnel of a ship
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complement - either of two parts that mutually complete each other |
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opposite number,
counterpart,
vis-a-vis a duplicate copy
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complement - one of a series of enzymes in the blood serum that are part of the immune response |
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enzyme any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions
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immune reaction,
immune response,
immunologic response a bodily defense reaction that recognizes an invading substance (an antigen: such as a virus or fungus or bacteria or transplanted organ) and produces antibodies specific against that antigen
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complement - a word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction |
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grammatical construction,
construction,
expression drawing a figure satisfying certain conditions as part of solving a problem or proving a theorem; "the assignment was to make a construction that could be used in proving the Pythagorean theorem"
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complement - a complete number or quantity; "a full complement" |
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count the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order; "the counting continued for several hours"
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complement - make complete or perfect; supply what is wanting or form the complement to; "I need some pepper to complement the sweet touch in the soup" |
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equilibrise,
equilibrize,
equilibrate,
balance bring to a chemical stasis or equilibrium
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