Complete Definition of "complementary"

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English

Homophones
complimentary

Adjective
complementary

  1. acting as a complement
  2. genetics of the specific pairings of the bases in DNA and RNA

Derived terms
complementary angle
complementary colour

Translations
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trans-top|acting as a complement
Finnish: täydentävä, komplementaarinen
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trans-top|of the specific pairings of the bases in DNA and RNA
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Usage notes
Complementary and complimentary are frequently confused and misused in place of one another.

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Revision and Credits for"complementary"
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