Definition of sub

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Sub- () A prefix denoting that the ingredient (of a compound) signified by the term to which it is prefixed,is present in only a small proportion, or less than the normal amount; as, subsulphide, suboxide, etc. Prefixed to the name of a salt it is equivalent to basic; as, subacetate or basic acetate..

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Subtreasury :: Subtreasuries (pl. ) of Subtreasur.
Substantial :: Substant (a.) Substantial; firm.
Odorline :: Odorline (n.) A pungent oily substance obtained by redistilling bone oil.
Ustulation :: Ustulation (n.) The operation of expelling one substance from another by heat, as sulphur or arsenic from ores, in a muffle..
Villous :: Villous (a.) Abounding in, or covered with, fine hairs, or a woolly substance; shaggy with soft hairs; nappy..
Muddiness :: Muddiness (n.) Obscurity or confusion, as in treatment of a subject; intellectual dullness..
Subgelatinous :: Subfusk (a.) Subfuscous.
Subaquatic :: Subaquaneous (a.) Subaqueous.
Insulator :: Insulator (n.) The substance or body that insulates; a nonconductor.
Unsubstantialize :: Unsubstantialize (v. t.) To make unsubstantial.
Fiar :: Fiar (n.) One in whom the property of an estate is vested, subject to the estate of a life renter..
Posteriority :: Posteriority (n.) The state of being later or subsequent; as, posteriority of time, or of an event; -- opposed to priority..
Subscription :: Subscription (n.) That which is subscribed.
Chirology :: Chirology (n.) The art or practice of using the manual alphabet or of communicating thoughts by sings made by the hands and fingers; a substitute for spoken or written language in intercourse with the deaf and dumb. See Dactylalogy.
Bait :: Bait (v. i.) Any substance, esp. food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, inclosure, or net..
Convallamarin :: Convallamarin (n.) A white, crystalline, poisonous substance, regarded as a glucoside, extracted from the lily of the valley (Convallaria Majalis). Its taste is first bitter, then sweet..
Conformable :: Conformable (a.) Disposed to compliance or obedience; ready to follow direstions; submissive; compliant.
She :: She (obj.) A woman; a female; -- used substantively.
Phreatic :: Phreatic (a.) Subterranean; -- applied to sources supplying wells.
Melilotic :: Melilotic (a.) Of, pertaining to, or obtained from, sweet clover or melilot; specifically, designating an acid of the aromatic series, obtained from melilot as a white crystalline substance..
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