to complex
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8.3
- verb
- /ˈkɒmplɛks/
- Specialized
- In order to study receptor interactions, scientists often complex the drug with a specific molecule.
- complex with molecules
Examples
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The preparation procedure of AgNPs-incorporated NH2-CP includes the complexing adsorption of Ag+ onto the amino groups, followed by a facile NaBH4 reduction procedure.
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They're generally produced on demand and they complex with the receptor and they cause biological action.
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PEI-complexed plasmid is thought to increase the efficiency of DNA uptake via clathrin-dependent and -independent (cholesterol-dependent) pathways 217.
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After the impregnation and introduction of NaBH4, the complexed Ag+ can be in situ reduced to Ag atoms, leading to the nucleation and growth of AgNPs.
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When a ligand complexes with a metal ion, it forms a stable coordination compound.
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Chemists complex the reactants to facilitate a desired chemical reaction in the laboratory.
Synonyms
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9.3
To join a metal ion to an organic molecule to form a stable ring
Antonyms
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5.5
To break a substance into smaller chemical parts using heat or chemicals
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Literature
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7.0
A powerful group of armed forces and weapons makers that influence government decisions
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7.2
Feeling that you are better than other people because you think highly of yourself
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9.9
A hidden wish in a boy to be loved by his mother and to replace his father
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9.9
A child's strong sexual feelings for a parent of the opposite sex and anger toward the same-sex parent
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3.5
A sentence with one main clause and one or more clauses that depend on it
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3.4
A group of vitamins that dissolve in water and help cells use food for energy
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8.3
A problem about law that is difficult to solve because it has many different parts
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9.9
A daughter's hidden romantic feelings for her father and jealousy of her mother
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7.1
A flat surface for showing numbers that have a real part and an imaginary part as points
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8.5
A function that has two or more variables and shows complicated behavior
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3.2
A group of substances in food that dissolve in water and help the body make energy
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7.7
A complex number with the same real part and the imaginary part with the opposite sign
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9.9
A group of genes that make cell-surface proteins telling the immune system if a donated organ is accepted
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6.5
A pattern on a heart test that shows electrical activity when the lower chambers contract
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4.7
Small sacs inside a cell that change, sort, and pack proteins and fats for transport
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9.4
A computer design where the processor runs many complex commands directly in hardware
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8.1
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
- Archaic
A group of old flowering plant families important for early flower evolution
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Etymology
Complex (as a verb) comes from the same Latin parts com- 'together' and plectere 'to braid', meaning to join or bind things together. To say a substance 'complexes' with another is to say it combines with it to form one connected compound.