Home › Words › C › complexercomplexercomplexer means A chemical substance that is used for complexing.EtymologyFrom complex (verb) + -er.nounA chemical substance that is used for complexing.e.g.“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.” — 2018, Recent Developments in Separation Science: Volume 2, page 35:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.complexant 82% match — A substance that readily forms complexes with molecules or ions (of a specified kind). vs complexer →complex 76% match — Made up of multiple parts; composite; not simple. vs complexer →complexing 74% match — The formation of a complex; complexation vs complexer →complexone 73% match — A substance that aids in forming coordination complexes, especially a potent chelating ligand such as EDTA, EGTA, or iminodiacetic acid. vs complexer →complexed 71% match — Combined in the form of a complex vs complexer →complexation 70% match — The formation of a complex vs complexer →complexability 69% match — The relative ability to form a chemical complex vs complexer →precomplexing 68% match — complexing prior to another process vs complexer →