supplementary

English

Etymology

From supplement +‎ -ary; compare French supplémentaire.[1]

Adjective

supplementary (comparative more supplementary, superlative most supplementary)

  1. Additional; added to supply what is wanted.
    • 2015 October 15, “Buffalo Cheese Whey Proteins, Identification of a 24 kDa Protein and Characterization of Their Hydrolysates: In Vitro Gastrointestinal Digestion”, in PLOS ONE‎[1], →DOI:
      Thus, leucine is already being seen as a pharmaconutrient of great relevance for the supplementary feeding of malnourished and frail elderly and for specific subpopulations.

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Noun

supplementary (plural supplementaries)

  1. Something additional; an extra.

References

  1. ^ “supplementary, adj. and n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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