to complement one another
1complement — complements, complementing, complemented (The verb is pronounced [[t]kɒ̱mplɪment[/t]]. The noun is pronounced [[t]kɒ̱mplɪmənt[/t]].) 1) VERB If one thing complements another, it goes well with the other thing and makes its good qualities more… …
2complement — n Complement, supplement are comparable both as nouns meaning one thing that makes up for a want or deficiency in another thing and as verbs meaning to supply what is needed to make up for such a want or deficiency. Complement implies a… …
3Complement system — This article is about an aspect of the immune system. For other uses, see complement (disambiguation). The complement system helps or “complements” the ability of antibodies and phagocytic cells to clear pathogens from an organism. It is part of… …
4Complement membrane attack complex — A membrane attack complex attached to a pathogenic cell. The membrane attack complex (MAC) is typically formed on the surface of intruding pathogenic bacterial cells as a result of the activation of the alternative pathway of the complement… …
5complement — Ehrlich term for the thermolabile substance, normally present in serum, that is destructive to certain bacteria and other cells sensitized by a specific c. fixing antibody. C. is a group of at least 20 distinct serum proteins, the …
6complement — n. a system of functionally linked proteins that interact with one another to aid the body s defences when antibodies combine with antigens. Complement is involved in the breaking up (lysis) and opsonization of foreign organisms. It is also… …
7Complement receptor 1 — Complement component (3b/4b) receptor 1 (Knops blood group) PDB rendering based on 1gkg …
8Complement component 3 — PDB rendering based on 1c3d …
9Complement deficiency — Classification and external resources ICD 10 D84.1 ICD 9 279.8 …
10Complement (music) — Traditional interval complementation: P4 + P5 = P8 In music the term complement refers to two distinct concepts. In traditional music theory a complement is the interval which, when added to the original interval, spans an octave in total. For… …
