complementary
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
< complement + -ary
[edit] Pronunciation
- Homophones: complimentary
[edit] Adjective
complementary (comparative more complementary, superlative most complementary)
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Positive |
Comparative |
Superlative |
- acting as a complement
- (genetics) of the specific pairings of the bases in DNA and RNA
[edit] Usage notes
- Complementary and complimentary are frequently confused and misused in place of one another.
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Related terms
[edit] Translations
acting as a complement
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of the specific pairings of the bases in DNA and RNA
[edit] External links
- complementary in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- complementary in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

