complexed

1. 1
   verb

   Past tense and past participle of complex. Use it for the past, or after has, have, had, is, was or were.

   The metal ions complexed with the added molecules in the solution.

   Once the dye complexed with the fiber, the color stayed bright.

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2. 2
   adjective

   Bound together with other atoms or particles to make one larger chemical unit.

   Like a marble held inside a tight net, so it can't roll away by itself.

   The complexed iron stays dissolved instead of sinking to the bottom.

   In this state the metal is complexed and cannot react on its own.

   Similarbound, chelated

   Oppositefree, uncomplexed, unbound

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3. 3
   adjectiveobsolete

   Having many parts that connect in ways hard to follow.

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