Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z suborbital Not reaching orbit; having a trajectory that does not reach orbital velocity and so must return to ground eventually. suborbitally In a suborbital way. suborbitar suborbital suborbitary Synonym of suborbital. suborder A taxonomic category below order and above infraorder. subordering A secondary or subsidiary ordering. subordinacy The property or condition of being subordinate. subordinal Relating to a taxonomic suborder. subordinance subordinacy; subordination subordinary Any device that is given less status (typically because it is less common or less simple) than the normal ordinaries. subordinate Placed in a lower class, rank, or position. subordinately In a subordinate manner. subordinateness The property or condition of being subordinate. subordinatingly So as to subordinate. subordination The process of making or classing (something or somebody) as subordinate. subordinational Of or relating to subordination. subordinationism A doctrine regarding the Trinity, holding that the Son and possibly the Holy Spirit are inferior to the Father. subordinationist One who believes that certain social groups should be subordinate to others. subordinative Tending to subordinate; expressing subordination. subordinator Any of a lexical class of words that join clauses at a subordinate syntactic level (subordinate clauses). subordo Synonym of suborder. suborganellar Pertaining to a suborganelle suborganelle A substructure of an organelle suborganization An organization belonging to a larger parent organization. suborganizational Of or pertaining to a suborganization. suborgasmic Less than orgasmic. suborificial Beneath an orifice suborn To induce (someone) to commit an unlawful or malicious act, especially in a corrupt manner. subornable Able to be suborned. subornation The act of suborning subornative Of or pertaining to subornation subornee One who is suborned. suborner One who suborns. suborning The act of one who suborns. suborthochoanitic (of nautiloids) Slightly recurved short septal necks, between orthochoanitic and cyrtochoanitic. suboscillator An oscillator, in an electronic synthesizer, that operates an octave below another oscillator suboscine Of or pertaining to the passerine birds of the suborder Tyranni. subosteoclastic Beneath an osteoclastic region Subotica A city in Vojvodina, Serbia. suboutline A secondary or subsidiary outline. suboval Somewhat or nearly oval. subovate Nearly ovate in shape. subovated subovate suboverseer A lesser or subsidiary overseer. subovoid Somewhat ovoid. subovoidal subovoid suboxic Describing a zone of water, between the oxic and anoxic zones, in which the concentration of oxygen (and sulfur) is very low suboxidation Substoichiometric oxidation. suboxide any oxide containing a small proportion of oxygen suboxone A combination drug of buprenorphine and naloxone, used to treat opiate addictions. subpack A pack making up part of a larger pack. subpackage A physical package contained within another package. subpacket Part of a packet. subpacking A subset of a packing subpage A web page that is subordinate to another. subpair A pair of subgroups subpalette An on-screen display of user-selectable tools that makes up part of a larger such display. subpallial Relating to the subpallium. subpallidal Beneath the globus pallidus subpallium A layer of the cerebrum below the pallium. subpalmate Almost or imperfectly palmate. subpalmated Almost or imperfectly palmated. subpalpebral Underneath the eyelids. subpanation The doctrine that the body and blood of Christ are locally and materially present in the Eucharist under the form of bread and wine. subpanel A subsection of a panel subpanicled Almost or imperfectly panicled. subpaniculate Beneath a panicle subpapillary Beneath a papilla subpar Of less than a traditional or accepted standard. subparafascicular Beneath the corresponding parafascicular structure subparagraph Part of a longer paragraph that can be considered alone, as in a legal document. subparallel Almost parallel, but diverging or converging slightly. subparallelly In a subparallel manner. subparameter A subdivision of a compound parameter. subparaplectenchymatous Below the paraplectenchymatous layer. subparaventricular Underneath and adjacent to a ventricle subparcellate To divide into subsections, or into subdivisions of a parcel subparietal Beneath the parietal bones subparotid Below the parotid. subparse A parse that makes up part of a larger parse. subparsec Describing astronomical distances that are less than a parsec. subpart Part of a part. subpartial Less than partial. subparticle A subatomic particle subparticulate Smaller than particles. subpartition A partition that makes up part of a larger partition. subpartner A party to a subpartnership. subpartnership An arrangement whereby a partner of a partnership agrees to share profits and losses with a nonpartner without thereby forming a partnership. subparty A party (group of people, as in politics or the military) forming part of a larger party. subpass Part of a pass or iteration. subpassage The passage (movement) of a strain of microorganism through the gut of an animal in order to increase its virulence. subpasteurization Involving temperatures lower than those used in pasteurization. subpastor An assistant pastor. subpatellar Underneath the patella. subpatency The condition of being subpatent subpatent Infected but asymptomatic or not readily detectable. subpatently In a subpatent manner subpath A file or resource path relative to another path. subpathogenic Somewhat pathogenic subpathotype Any of a group of organisms (of the same species) that have less pathogenicity, on a specified host, than others subpathway A subset of a biochemical pathway subpattern A pattern that is contained in another, larger pattern. subpatterning The presence or formation of a subpattern. subpeak Any but the highest of a cluster of peaks. subpectinate Almost or imperfectly pectinate. subpectinated Almost or imperfectly pectinated. subpectoral Beneath the pectoralis major subpedicellate Somewhat pedicellate. subpedigree A subset of a pedigree. subpeduncular Situated beneath the peduncle. subpedunculate Supported on, or growing from, a very short stem subpellicular Underneath a pellicle subpellucid Somewhat pellucid subpeltate Almost or imperfectly peltate. subpelvic beneath the pelvis subpena Dated spelling of subpoena. subpenal Involving the imposition of a penalty; punishable. subpenicillate Almost or approximately penicillate. subpeninsula A peninsula projecting from another, larger peninsula. subpennate Approaching the state of being pennate. subpentagonal Having five sides, but not forming a regular pentagon subpentalophodont Having fewer than five ridges subpentangular Nearly or approximately pentangular. subpeptide A peptide that is derived from part of a larger one subpercentage Of less than one percent subpercept A subsidiary percept subperceptual Below the threshold of perception subpercolating That percolate underneath subperfect Less than perfect subperforate Partially perforated. subperformance Synonym of underperformance. subpericardial Situated under the pericardium. subperichondrial Beneath the perichondrium subperidermal Beneath the periderm subperimetrial Beneath the perimetrium subperineural Beneath a perineural region subperineurial Underneath the perineurium subperiod A period making up part of a larger period. subperiodic Describing a circadian rhythm that is not precisely periodic. subperiodicity The quality of being subperiodic, not precisely periodic. subperiosteal Situated under the periosteum. subperiosteally Under the periosteum. subperipheral In a gastropod shell, denoting the region just below the maximum width of the whorl. subperitoneal Situated under the peritoneum. subperitoneally Under the peritoneal membrane. subperitoneum The subperitoneal space. subpermafrost The non-frozen ground below the permafrost subpermanent Somewhat permanent. subpermanently In a subpermanent manner. subpermutation A permutation that is a subset of another permutation, containing only some of its elements.