| complementary | either one of two chromatic colors that when mixed together give white (in the case of lights) or gray (in the case of pigments) |
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| complementary | acting as or providing a complement (something that completes the whole) |
| complementary | of or relating to or suggestive of complementation |
| complementary | of words so related that each is the negation of the other |
| complementary | either one of two chromatic colors that when mixed together give white (in the case of lights) or gray (in the case of pigments) |
| complementary | (linguistics) a distribution of related speech sounds or forms in such a way that they only appear in different contexts |
| complementary | single-stranded DNA that is complementary to messenger RNA or DNA that has been synthesized from messenger RNA by reverse transcriptase |
| complementary | the practice of medicine without the use of drugs |