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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Complemental \Com'ple*men"tal\, adjective
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} (Zo["o]l.), peculiar small males living parasitically on the ordinary hermaphrodite individuals of certain barnacles.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
complemental
adjective: acting as or providing a complement (something that completes the whole) [syn: {complementary}, {completing}]
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