complementation

The replacement of a set by its complement

Noun

  1. The replacement of a set by its complement
  2. The interaction between two genetic units such that an organism can function normally if either one is defective
  3. The relationship of a phrase to its predicate

Forms

complementations

Derived

complementational complon decomplementation hemicomplementation intercomplementation noncomplementation orthocomplementation recomplementation transcomplementation