complexer

English

Etymology 1

From 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

From 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.

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Adjective

complexer

1. comparative degree of complex

French

Etymology

From complexe +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̃.plɛk.se/

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Verb

complexer

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of complexer (see also Appendix:French verbs)

infinitive	simple	complexer
	compound	avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1	simple	complexant /kɔ̃.plɛk.sɑ̃/
	compound	ayant + past participle
past participle		complexé /kɔ̃.plɛk.se/
		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		je (j’)	tu	il, elle, on	nous	vous	ils, elles
(simple tenses)	present	complexe /kɔ̃.plɛks/	complexes /kɔ̃.plɛks/	complexe /kɔ̃.plɛks/	complexons /kɔ̃.plɛk.sɔ̃/	complexez /kɔ̃.plɛk.se/	complexent /kɔ̃.plɛks/
	imperfect	complexais /kɔ̃.plɛk.sɛ/	complexais /kɔ̃.plɛk.sɛ/	complexait /kɔ̃.plɛk.sɛ/	complexions /kɔ̃.plɛk.sjɔ̃/	complexiez /kɔ̃.plɛk.sje/	complexaient /kɔ̃.plɛk.sɛ/
	past historic2	complexai /kɔ̃.plɛk.se/	complexas /kɔ̃.plɛk.sa/	complexa /kɔ̃.plɛk.sa/	complexâmes /kɔ̃.plɛk.sam/	complexâtes /kɔ̃.plɛk.sat/	complexèrent /kɔ̃.plɛk.sɛʁ/
	future	complexerai /kɔ̃.plɛk.sə.ʁe/	complexeras /kɔ̃.plɛk.sə.ʁa/	complexera /kɔ̃.plɛk.sə.ʁa/	complexerons /kɔ̃.plɛk.sə.ʁɔ̃/	complexerez /kɔ̃.plɛk.sə.ʁe/	complexeront /kɔ̃.plɛk.sə.ʁɔ̃/
	conditional	complexerais /kɔ̃.plɛk.sə.ʁɛ/	complexerais /kɔ̃.plɛk.sə.ʁɛ/	complexerait /kɔ̃.plɛk.sə.ʁɛ/	complexerions /kɔ̃.plɛk.sə.ʁjɔ̃/	complexeriez /kɔ̃.plɛk.sə.ʁje/	complexeraient /kɔ̃.plɛk.sə.ʁɛ/
(compound tenses)	present perfect	present indicative of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
	past anterior2	past historic of avoir + past participle
	future perfect	future of avoir + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive		que je (j’)	que tu	qu’il, qu’elle	que nous	que vous	qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple tenses)	present	complexe /kɔ̃.plɛks/	complexes /kɔ̃.plɛks/	complexe /kɔ̃.plɛks/	complexions /kɔ̃.plɛk.sjɔ̃/	complexiez /kɔ̃.plɛk.sje/	complexent /kɔ̃.plɛks/
	imperfect2	complexasse /kɔ̃.plɛk.sas/	complexasses /kɔ̃.plɛk.sas/	complexât /kɔ̃.plɛk.sa/	complexassions /kɔ̃.plɛk.sa.sjɔ̃/	complexassiez /kɔ̃.plɛk.sa.sje/	complexassent /kɔ̃.plɛk.sas/
(compound tenses)	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect2	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
simple		—	complexe /kɔ̃.plɛks/	—	complexons /kɔ̃.plɛk.sɔ̃/	complexez /kɔ̃.plɛk.se/	—
compound		—	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	—	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	—
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way: past historic → present perfect past anterior → pluperfect imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive (Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Latin

Verb

complexer

1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of complexō