Complementophile
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Having a tendency to react with and bind to the complements in the blood. dated, not-comparable
"With the means at present at our disposal it is impossible, except in a few favorable cases, to determine whether this plurality of complementophile groups corresponds exactly to a like plurality of cytophile groups."
Example
More examples"With the means at present at our disposal it is impossible, except in a few favorable cases, to determine whether this plurality of complementophile groups corresponds exactly to a like plurality of cytophile groups."
Etymology
From complement + -o- + -phile.
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