addiment Biochem.
(ˈædɪmənt)
[ad. L. *addimentum, f. addere to add; see -ment.]
= complement n. 5 i.
| 1901 Lancet 19 Oct. 1030/1 If an animal be..given two M.L.D. [minimum lethal dose] and two serum equivalents it..dies from the infection. This has been explained as due to a deficiency of addiment in the animal concerned. 1903 Jrnl. Hygiene Jan. 52 The supposed ferment (complement, addiment) upon which this power depends. |