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complexer

complexer noun: a chemical substance that is used for complexing. Also the comparative form of complex.

Noun

complexer (plural complexers)

  1. A chemical substance that is used for complexing.
    • 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.2018, Recent Developments in Separation Science: Volume 2, page 35
    • For the combination with the cyanide-free complexer B, thiosulfate was selected.2022, Christian N. Madu, Handbook of Environmentally Conscious Manufacturing, page 236

Also used as

complexer is also the comparative form of complex.

Forms of complexer

pluralcomplexers

Origin of complexer

From complex (verb) + -er.

From complex (adjective) + -er.

Questions about complexer

What does complexer mean?
Complexer means a chemical substance that is used for complexing.
What part of speech is complexer?
Complexer is a noun.
What is the plural of complexer?
The plural of complexer is complexers.

Words near complexer in the dictionary

  1. complexants
  2. complexation
  3. complexations
  4. complexed
  5. complexedness
  6. complexer
  7. complexes
  8. complexest
  9. complexibility
  10. complexification
  11. complexifications

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