complemental, complementary, completing
(adjective) acting as or providing a complement (something that completes the whole)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
complemental (not comparable)
Of the nature of a complement; completing.
Complementary.
(obsolete) Additional; supplemental, accessory; ancillary.
(obsolete) Of the nature of a ceremony that is not essential but accessory; ceremonial; ceremonious; formal.
(obsolete) Of persons: accomplished; talented; experienced.
(obsolete) Complimentary.
Source: Wiktionary
Com`ple*men"tal, a.
1. Supplying, or tending to supply, a deficiency; fully completing. "Complemental ceremony." Prynne.
2. Complimentary; courteous. [Obs.] Shak. Complemental air (Physiol.), the air (averaging 100 cubic inches) which can be drawn into the lungs in addition to the tidal air, by the deepest possible inspiration.
– Complemental males (Zoöl.), peculiar small males living parasitically on the ordinary hermaphrodite individuals of certain barnacles.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 March 2025
(noun) the two innermost layers of the meninges; cerebrospinal fluid circulates between these innermost layers
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
