complemental

[ kom-pluh-men-tl ]

/ ˌkɒm pləˈmɛn tl /

complementary; completing.

Obsolete.

Nearby words

First recorded in 1595–1605; complement + -al¹

Related formscom·ple·men·tal·ly, adverbun·com·ple·men·tal, adjectiveun·com·ple·men·tal·ly, adverb

It is as true as his thought of God; yet like that it needs its complemental truth.
Christianity and Modern Thought|Various
The quantity taken in with the deepest possible inspiration (complemental air) is about 100 cubic inches.
Voice Production in Singing and Speaking|Wesley Mills
Since these dwarf males pair, not with females, but with hermaphrodites, Darwin termed them “complemental” males.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7|Various
Complemental Male of Scalpellum vulgare, attached over the fold in the occludent margin of the scutum of the hermaphrodite.
A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 1 of 2)|Charles Darwin

Neoteinic: applied to complemental females in Termites because, though reproductive, they retain some juvenile characters.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology|John. B. Smith