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supplement
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[ verb ] serve as a supplement to
Examples "Vitamins supplemented his meager diet" Used in print (Max F. Millikan and Donald L. M. Blackmer,...)Land_reform programs need to be supplemented with programs for promoting rural credits and technical assistance in agriculture . (Robert L. Duncan, The Voice of Strangers....)Hino was the fourth son of an elderly farmer who lived on the coast , in Chiba , and divided his life between the land and the sea , supplementing the marginal livelihood on his small rented farm with seasonal employment on a fishing_boat . Related terms |
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[ noun ] a supplementary component that improves capability
Synonyms Used in print (Mr. America, 4:6...)Seeing so many illustrations and reading so many testimonials to the value of Quick-Wate and Super-Protein , those two wonder-working Weider food supplements , he decided to try them and see what they could do for him . Of_course he did some exercising - he 's crazy about water_skiing and swimming and this vigorous exercise in_conjunction_with the added food supplements packed pounds of solid muscle on his skinny frame . (J. W. C. Hagstrom et al., "Debilitating muscular...)A high protein diet , calcium_lactate supplements , and norethandrolone failed to change the skeletal complaint or the severe muscle weakness . Related terms component cut-in auto_accessory fitting fixings computer_accessory append |
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[ noun ] a quantity added; e.g. to make up for a deficiency
Synonyms Used in print (Successful Farming, 59:12...)To increase rate of gain and improve feed efficiency , feed 75 milligrams per head in daily supplement . The drug is also incorporated in supplements . Include supplement containing 0.4 to 2 milligrams per pound to provide 2 milligrams per head per day . Drug is added to either a protein or mineral supplement for a period of 7 or 14 days . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (writing) textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end
Synonyms Used in print (Handbook of Federal Aids to Communities. U.S. Dep...)Economic information is made available to businessmen and economists promptly through the monthly Survey_of_Current_Business and its weekly supplement . This periodical , including weekly statistical supplements , is available for $ 4 per_year from Commerce_Field_Offices or Superintendent_of_Documents , U.S._Government Printing_Office , Washington 25 , D.C. . (S. Idell Pyle, et al., Onsets, Completions, and...)With due consideration for the limits of precision in assessing , expected rate of change in ossification of girls age 2 years , and the known variations in rate of ossification of these children as described in our preceding paper in the Supplement , each arrow with a `` shaft length '' of four months or less was selected as indicating `` same schedule '' at Onset and Completion , for this particular epiphysis . Related terms |
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