"complementation" meaning in English

See complementation in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: complementations [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} complementation (countable and uncountable, plural complementations)
  1. (mathematics) The replacement of a set by its complement Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-complementation-en-noun-Z71NvekP Topics: mathematics, sciences
  2. (genetics) The interaction between two genetic units such that an organism can function normally if either one is defective Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Genetics
    Sense id: en-complementation-en-noun-koS8sJiX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 49 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 56 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 77 11 Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
  3. (grammar) The relationship of a phrase to its predicate Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-complementation-en-noun-fq0Jhlvs Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: complementational, complon, decomplementation, hemicomplementation, intercomplementation, noncomplementation, orthocomplementation, recomplementation, transcomplementation

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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      "word": "recomplementation"
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