complemental

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The higher complemental parts, which are parallel to animal life, move more quickly, but yet without melodious connection and significant progress.

From The World As Will And Idea (Vol. 1 of 3) by Schopenhauer, Arthur

The outer integument was covered with rather thick, very minute bristles, each about, 2/10,000th of an inch in length, and therefore only half the length of those on the complemental males of S. vulgare.

From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles

This, less the tidal air and the reserve air, is called the complemental air.

From Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools by Walters, Francis M.

Also if you ever find any species of Scalpellum, pray look for complemental males; a German author has recently doubted my observations for no reason except that the facts appeared to him so strange.

From Life and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 by Darwin, Francis, Sir

No; the response must be in kind to be truly complemental.

From Between the Dark and the Daylight by Howells, William Dean