Medical Dictionary
complementary
adj com·ple·men·ta·ry \ˌkäm-plə-ˈment-ə-rē, -ˈmen-trē\
Medical Definition of COMPLEMENTARY
1
: relating to or constituting one of a pair of contrasting colors that produce a neutral color when combined in suitable proportions
2
: characterized by molecular complementarity; especially : characterized by the capacity for precise pairing of purine and pyrimidine bases between strands of DNA and sometimes RNA such that the structure of one strand determines the other
—com·ple·men·ta·ri·ly \-ˈmen-trə-lē, -(ˌ)men-ˈter-ə-lē, -ˈment-ə-rə-lē\ adverb
—com·ple·men·ta·ri·ness \-ˈment-ə-rē-nəs, -ˈmen-trē-\ noun
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