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com·ple·ment
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supplement
something added to complete a thing, supply a deficiency, or reinforce or extend a whole. -
absolute complement
complement (def 8). -
alternative pathway
the activation of complement by contact with polysaccharides on bacteria, protozoa, or yeast cells: a nonspecific immune response. Compare classical pathway. -
classical pathway
the activation of complement by an antigen-antibody reaction. Compare alternative pathway. -
complement clause
a subordinate clause that functions as the subject, direct object, or prepositional object of a verb, as that you like it in I'm surprised that you like it. -
complement fixation
the fixing of complement into the product of an antigen-antibody reaction: used as an infection indicator in certain serologic tests that measure the presence or absence of free, active complement