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complex (kuhm PLEKS, KOM pleks") (noun)
A group of related items, the nature of which is not completely understood: The scientist studied the complex of atoms, trying to understand what they represented.
complex (kuhm PLEKS, KOM pleks") (adjective)
Having many parts: The teacher asked her students to write an example of a complex sentence.
compound (kom POUND, kuhm POUND) (verb)
To combine in such a manner as to create a whole or a mixture: The druggist will compound a new medication to treat the rash on the patient's arm.
compound (kom POUND, kuhm POUND) (adjective)
Interest paid by a bank on the actual amount in the bank account and accrued interest: The banks' policy stated that compound interest would be paid three times a year.
The bank clerk provided a very complex explanation about the compound interest regarding the account of Elsa's husband.
In fact, he got a headache and had to go to the drugstore to ask for a compound to ease his discomfort.
The druggist used a complex of different ingredients when making the compound, assuring the man that the mixture would work.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group C; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc.
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A febrile convulsion that is prolonged; that is, longer than fifteen minutes' duratiom or is associated with focal neurological deficits.
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vuls-, vell-
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electromagnetic complex
1. An electromagnetic configuration of an installation that includes all radiators of significant amounts of energy.
2. Electromagnetic configuration of an installation, including all significant radiators of energy.
2. Electromagnetic configuration of an installation, including all significant radiators of energy.
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electro-, electr-, electri-
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A factory or collection of buildings relating to industrial production.
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stru-, struct-, -structure, -struction, -structive
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A mapping unit used in detailed soil surveys: A soil complex consists of two or more distinguishable soils in a given geographic area which are grouped together on the basis of their areal (area) distribution.
(topics about the study of the complex motions and interactions of the atmosphere, including the observation of phenomena; such as, temperature, density, winds, clouds, and precipitation)
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myrmecioid complex
One of two major taxonomic groups of ants sometimes recognized in classification.
The name is based on the subfamily Myrmeciinae, one of the constituent taxa.
It should not be confused with the subfamily Myrmicinae, which belongs to the poneroid complex.
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Ant and Related Entomology Terms
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poneroid complex
One of two major taxonomic groups of ants sometimes recognized in classification.
The name derives from the subfamily ponerinae, one of the constituent taxa.
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Ant and Related Entomology Terms
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