complexes Definition

to make complex or into a complex

chelate

a whole made up of complicated or interrelated parts

a group of culture traits relating to a single activity (such as hunting), process (such as use of flint), or culture unit

a group of repressed desires and memories that exerts a dominating influence upon the personality

a group of symptoms (such as fever, weight loss, and lymphadenopathy) that is associated with the presence of antibodies to HIV and is followed by the development of AIDS in a certain proportion of cases

vitamin b complex

a compound or ion with a central usually metallic atom or ion combined by coordinate bonds with a definite number of surrounding ions, groups, or molecules —called also coordination compound

an acute sense of personal inferiority often resulting either in timidity or through overcompensation in exaggerated aggressiveness

a collective sense of cultural, regional, or national inferiority

a group of genes in mammals that code for cell-surface polymorphic glycoprotein molecules which display antigenic peptide fragments for T cell recognition and aid in the ability of the immune system to determine self from nonself

an informal alliance of the military and related government departments with defense industries that is held to influence government policy

a domineering or aggressive attitude perceived as a form of overcompensation for being physically small or short —not used technically

the positive libidinal feelings of a child toward the parent of the opposite sex and hostile or jealous feelings toward the parent of the same sex that in Freudian psychoanalytic theory may be a source of adult personality disorder when unresolved