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complement
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complement
Type: Term Pronunciation: kom′plĕ-ment Definitions: 1. Ehrlich's term for the thermolabile substance, normally present in serum, that is destructive to certain bacteria and other cells sensitized by a specific complement-fixing antibody. Complement is a group of at least 20 distinct serum...
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Complement
[group theory] In mathematics, especially in the area of algebra known as group theory, a complement of a subgroup H in a group G is a subgroup K of G such that G = HK = { hk : h ∈ H and k ∈ K } and H ∩ K = {e}, that is, if every element of G has a unique expression as a product hk whe...
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Complement
A set composed of all elements that are not members of another set.
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Complement
Collective name for a complex of proteins in blood serum that bind in a complex series of reactions to antibody (either IgM or IgG) when the antibody is itself bound to antigens on the cell surface.
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complement
[n] - one of a series of enzymes in the blood serum that are part of the immune response 2. [n] - a complete number or quantity 3. [n] - number needed to make up whole force 4. [n] - a word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction 5. [n] - either of two parts that...
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Complement
A word, phrase or clause that follows a verb and which simply adds further information concerning, usually, the verb's subject. Complements usually follow stative verbs such as 'to be' to create a statement (i.e. a declarative sentence), e.g. 'He is happy'. Here the adjective 'happy' is the subject ...
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Complement
The complement of a subset of a given set is the collection of all elements of the set that are not elements of the subset.
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complement
a term for all constituents of the sentence required by a verb except for the subject (e.g. the object is a complement of the verb).
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Complement
In the sentences Lisa is a fast runner or Lisa is very fit, 'Lisa' is the subject and 'is' is the verb. Neither sentence has an object. The rest of the sentence (a fast runner/very fit) is called a complement. A complement usually tells you something about the subject of the sentence (especially af...
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complement
In probability, the complement of an event is all outcomes different from the favorable outcome. The sum of the probability of an event and the probability of its complement is 1. Example:
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Complement
A large body of blood proteins (over 20), initiated in the liver, and intimately involved in nearly all aspects of immunity and nonspecific resistance.
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complement
A heat-labile system of enzymes in plasma associated with response to injury. Activation of the complement cascade occurs through two convergent pathways. In the classical pathway the formation of antibody/antigen complexes leads to binding of C1, the release of active esterase that activates C4 and...
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Complement
Com'ple·ment noun [ Latin complementun : confer French complément . See Complete , transitive verb , and confer Compliment .] 1. That which fills up or completes; the quantity or number requ...
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Complement
Com'ple·ment transitive verb 1. To supply a lack; to supplement. [ R.] 2. To compliment. [ Obsolete] Jer. Taylor.
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complement
<immunology> A term originally used to refer to the heat labile factor in serum that causes immune cytolysis, the lysis of antibody coated cells and now referring to the entire functionally related system comprising at least 20 distinct serum proteins that is the effector not only of immune cy...
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complement
full complement noun number needed to make up a whole force; `a full complement of workers`
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complement
noun something added to complete or make perfect; `a fine wine is a perfect complement to the dinner`
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complement
noun either of two parts that mutually complete each other
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complement
noun a word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction
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complement
noun a complete number or quantity; `a full complement`
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complement
noun one of a series of enzymes in the blood serum that are part of the immune response
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complement
(kom´plә-mәnt) a term originally used to refer to the heat-labile factor in serum that causes immune cytolysis (lysis of antibody-coated cells). It is now used to refer to the entire functionally related system comprising at least 20 distinct serum proteins, their cellular receptors, an...
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Complement
• (v. t.) To supply a lack; to supplement. • (v. t.) The whole working force of a vessel. • (v. t.) Something added for ornamentation; an accessory. • (v. t.) To compliment. • (v. t.) A second quantity added to a given quantity to make it equal to a third given quantity. &bu...
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complement
(from the article `automata theory`) ...to such propositions as (read ` or `), (read ` and `), and the unary operation of negation or complementation, leading to such propositions ... ...members of together with those of —in this case all the dots on the cross—i.e., { : }; the complement o...
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complement
in immunology, a complex system of more than 30 proteins that act in concert to help eliminate infectious microorganisms. Specifically, the ... [14 related articles]
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