complexer

English

Etymology 1

complex (verb) + -er

Noun

complexer (plural complexers)

  1. A chemical substance that is used for complexing.
    • 2018, Recent Developments in Separation Science: Volume 2, page 35:
      any solid urea not converted to adduct sinks to the bottom of the oil phase and may be recycled to the complexer, either as oil slurry or urea solution after extraction with alcohol.
    • 2022, Christian N. Madu, Handbook of Environmentally Conscious Manufacturing, page 236:
      For the combination with the cyanide-free complexer B, thiosulfate was selected.

Etymology 2

complex (adjective) + -er

Adjective

complexer

  1. comparative form of complex: more complex
    • 1999, Stephen M. Wheeler, A Discourse of Wonders:
      Let us turn to another aspect of Ovid's narration that demands the audience's active participation and that leads to a complexer and richer understanding of discourse and time.

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Adjective

complexer

  1. comparative degree of complex

French

Etymology

From complexe + -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔ̃.plɛk.se/
  • (file)

Verb

complexer

  1. to form or establish a complex (in any sense)
  2. (intransitive, colloquial) to have a complex about something

Conjugation

Latin

Verb

complexer

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of complexō
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