Complementophile

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 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

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"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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