complex

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complex[1,adjective] complex[2,noun] complex[3,transitive verb] AIDS-related complex anisoylated plasminogen-streptokinase activator complex avian leukosis B complex castration complex complex carbohydrate coordination compound Eisenmenger's complex Electra complex gene complex Golgi apparatus Golgi complex immune complex inferiority complex Jocasta complex major histocompatibility complex Mycobacterium avium complex Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex Oedipus complex periodontitis complex persecution complex QRS complex superiority complex symptom complex synaptonemal complex vitamin B complex

Main Entry: ¹com·plex
Pronunciation: käm-pleks, km-, käm-
Function: adjective
1 : having many varied interrelated parts, patterns, or elements and consequently hard to understand <complex behavior> <a complex personality> <complex plants and animals>
2 : formed by the union of simpler chemical substances <complex proteins>