complex
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- noun
- /ˈkɒmplɛks/
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- The lime applied with the biosolids forms water-soluble organometal complexes that correct both surface and subsoil acidity.
- structures of the complexes
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Watch on YouTubeAnd those atoms come together into complexes and affect each other causally.
- And those atoms come together into complexes and affect each other causally.
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Glycosaminoglycans are covalently linked to peptide chains to form high-molecular-weight complexes called proteoglycans.
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You see, iron does not form complex ions with ammonia.
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Protein complex is interacting with the neurons.
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The structures of antibody fragments and their complexes with protein antigens have explained many key features of immune defense.
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The QRS complex shows the ventricular depolarization, which causes a contraction of the ventricles.
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Upon the addition of a peptide version of the antigen, the resulting affibody-Fab complex showed a significant and antigen-dependent increase in fluorescence.
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In chemistry class, we learned that a complex contains a central metal atom bonded to surrounding molecules.
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The laboratory successfully created a new complex using copper as the central atom with water molecules attached.
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Researchers are studying how the complex formed when iron interacts with chloride ions affects its stability.
Synonyms
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A central metal atom bonded to surrounding atoms or small groups
Compounds
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A powerful group of armed forces and weapons makers that influence government decisions
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Feeling that you are better than other people because you think highly of yourself
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A hidden wish in a boy to be loved by his mother and to replace his father
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A child's strong sexual feelings for a parent of the opposite sex and anger toward the same-sex parent
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A sentence with one main clause and one or more clauses that depend on it
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A group of vitamins that dissolve in water and help cells use food for energy
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A problem about law that is difficult to solve because it has many different parts
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A daughter's hidden romantic feelings for her father and jealousy of her mother
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A flat surface for showing numbers that have a real part and an imaginary part as points
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A function that has two or more variables and shows complicated behavior
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A group of substances in food that dissolve in water and help the body make energy
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A complex number with the same real part and the imaginary part with the opposite sign
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A group of genes that make cell-surface proteins telling the immune system if a donated organ is accepted
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A pattern on a heart test that shows electrical activity when the lower chambers contract
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Small sacs inside a cell that change, sort, and pack proteins and fats for transport
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A computer design where the processor runs many complex commands directly in hardware
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A computer design where the main processor runs many built-in instructions
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More than one word that work together to show place, time, or other connection like in front of
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A short seizure that makes you lose awareness and causes muscle weakness or sudden movements
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A group of old flowering plant families important for early flower evolution
How Complex
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Etymology
Complex comes from Latin parts com- 'together' and plectere 'to braid', meaning parts held or 'woven' together. In chemistry a complex is a central atom with other molecules joined around it, so it is literally parts bound together as one unit.