complement fixation | an immune response in which an antigen-antibody combination inactivates a complement (so it is unavailable to participate in a second antigen-antibody combination) |
complement accompaniment | something added to complete or embellish or make perfect, a fine wine is a perfect complement to the dinner, wild rice was served as an accompaniment to the main dish |
complement | either of two parts that mutually complete each other |
complement fixation test | a blood test in which a sample of serum is exposed to a particular antigen and complement in order to determine whether or not antibodies to that particular antigen are present, used as a diagnostic test |
gross anatomy macroscopic anatomy | the study of the structure of the body and its parts without the use of a microscope |
complement | a word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction |
sale in gross contract of hazard | a sale of a tract of land as a whole without a warranty as to the acreage |
complement full complement | number needed to make up a whole force, a full complement of workers |
gross estate | the total valuation of the estate's assets at the time of the person's death |
gross revenue receipts | the entire amount of income before any deductions are made |
gross national product GNP | former measure of the United States economy, the total market value of goods and services produced by all citizens and capital during a given period (usually yr) |
real gross national product real GNP | a version of the GNP that has been adjusted for the effects of inflation |
gross domestic product GDP | the measure of an economy adopted by the United States in , the total market values of goods and services produced by workers and capital within a nation's borders during a given period (usually year) |
gross profit gross profit margin margin | (finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold |
gross sales gross revenue sales | income (at invoice values) received for goods and services over some given period of time |
margin of profit profit margin gross margin | the ratio gross profits divided by net sales |
complement | a complete number or quantity, a full complement |
long ton ton gross ton | a British unit of weight equivalent topounds |
gross | twelve dozen |
great gross | a cardinal number equal to one dozen gross |
complement | one of a series of enzymes in the blood serum that are part of the immune response |
complement | make complete or perfect, supply what is wanting or form the complement to, I need some pepper to complement the sweet touch in the soup |
freak out freak gross out | lose one's nerve, When he saw the accident, he freaked out |
disgust gross out revolt repel | fill with distaste, This spoilt food disgusts me |
gross | earn before taxes, expenses, etc. |
crying(a) egregious flagrant glaring gross rank | conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible, a crying shame, an egregious lie, flagrant violation of human rights, a glaring error, gross ineptitude, gross injustice, rank treachery |
crude earthy gross vulgar | conspicuously and tastelessly indecent, coarse language, a crude joke, crude behavior, an earthy sense of humor, a revoltingly gross expletive, a vulgar gesture, full of language so vulgar it should have been edited |
gross porcine | repellently fat, a bald porcine old man |
e arrant(a) complete(a) consummate(a) double-dyed(a) everlasting(a) gross(a) perfect(a) pure(a) sodding(a) stark(a) staring(a) thoroughgoing(a) utter(a) unadulterated | without qualification, used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers, an arrant fool, a complete coward, a consummate fool, a double-dyed villain, gross negligence, a perfect idiot, pure folly, what a sodding mess, stark staring mad, a thoroughgoing villain, utter nonsense, the unadulterated truth |