complemental air

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complemental air - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Complemental \Com`ple*men"tal\, a.
     1. Supplying, or tending to supply, a deficiency; fully
        completing. "Complemental ceremony." --Prynne.
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     2. Complimentary; courteous. [Obs.] --Shak.
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     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 (Zool.), peculiar small males living
        parasitically on the ordinary hermaphrodite individuals of
        certain barnacles.
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