anticomplementary

anticomplementary
Denoting a substance possessing the power of diminishing or abolishing the action of a complement.

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an·ti·com·ple·men·ta·ry -.käm-plə-'ment-ə-rē, -'men-trē adj having the capacity to remove or inactivate complement nonspecifically <the \anticomplementary protein in cobra venom>

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an·ti·com·ple·men·ta·ry (an″te-) (an″ti-kom″plə-menґtə-re) capable of reducing or destroying the power of a complement.

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