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 subproposition A proposition making up part of a greater proposition. subprosthetic Under a prosthesis. subprotective Insufficient to provide protection subproteome A subset of a proteome subproteomic Involving only part of a proteome subprotocol A secondary or subsidiary protocol. subprovince A province making up part of a larger province. subprovincial Of or relating to a subprovince. subprovincially In a subprovincial manner. subpruinose Somewhat pruinose. subpseudopod A short projection, similar to a pseudopod subpseudopodium Synonym of subpseudopod. subpsychotomimetic That is insufficient to have a psychotomimetic effect subpubescent Almost or imperfectly pubescent. subpubic Below the pubis. subpubically In a subpubic way. subpulmonary Situated under, or on the ventral side of, the lungs. subpulmonic Beneath the lung. subpulse A subsidiary pulse subpulvinate Almost or imperfectly pulvinate. subpunctate Somewhat or imperfectly punctate. subpunctis A compound neume consisting of one or more notes appended after a neume. subpurchaser A purchaser who buys from another purchaser; someone who buys second-hand. subpurlin A structural member laid across the purlins. subpurpose A subsidiary purpose; subgoal subpuzzle A puzzle making up part of a larger puzzle. subpycnocline Beneath a pycnocline subpyloric Beneath the pylorus. subpyramidal Located beneath a pyramidal structure. subpyriform Somewhat pyriform. subquadrangle A partial or imperfect quadrangle. subquadrangular Nearly or imperfectly quadrangular. subquadrant A partial or imperfect quadrant. subquadrat A subsection of a quadrat (area of land) subquadrate Nearly or approximately square. subquadratic Describing an algorithm that runs in greater than linear, but less than quadratic time. subquadratically At a subquadratic rate. subquadruple Containing one part of four; in the ratio of one to four. subqualified Synonym of underqualified. subqualify To qualify or specify further. subquality A distinct part of a larger quality subquantum Describing any of several approaches to describe physical phenomena by means of hidden variables or other alternatives to quantum physics subquark Any of several hypothetical particles construed as subcomponents of quarks (and leptons). subquery A query embedded within a more extensive query, relating only to the data returned by the parent query. subquest A secondary quest that forms part of a larger quest. subquestion A question making up part of a larger question. subquinquefid Almost or imperfectly quinquefid. subquintuple Having the ratio of one to five. subquiver A quiver that forms part of a larger quiver. subquotient A quotient object of a subobject. Subra The multiple star system Omicron Leonis. subrace A secondary or subsidiary race. subracial Relating to subraces. subrack A narrow rack for computer equipment, designed to fit into a larger rack. subradar Below an area being investigated by radar. subradial Below the radius. subradiance The cooperative inhibition of spontaneous emission by a destructive interatomic interference subradiant Of, pertaining to, or producing subradiance subradiate Imperfectly radiate. subradular Beneath a radula Subramaniam A surname. Subramanian A surname. subramose Almost or imperfectly ramose. subramous Almost or imperfectly ramous. subrandomization An additional randomization within a study. subrange A subdivision of a mountain range. subrank A secondary or subsidiary rank. subraster A subset or subgrid of a raster. Subrata A male given name from Sanskrit. subrational Below or not fully rational; almost logical or reasonable. subrationalization A proposed change to the centimeter-gram-second (CGS) system of units to make them easier to work with. subrationalized Having undergone subrationalization. subrationally In a subrational manner. subreaction A secondary or subsidiary reaction. subreactive Less than would cause a reaction. subread A subset of a read (sequence of DNA generated by sequencing) subreader An under reader in the inns of court, who reads the texts of law the reader is to discourse upon. subrealism An artistic movement that seeks to explore the basis of perception. subreason A subsidiary reason. subrebellion A secondary or subsidiary rebellion. subreceiver A secondary receiver; one who receives goods from another receiver. subrecent From an indefinite time period from the end of Pleistocene to the Holocene. subrecipient The organization that receives a subaward. subrecoil Below the "recoil limit", the lowest temperature reachable in traditional forms of laser cooling. subrecommendation A subsidiary recommendation subrectangle A rectangle making up part of another rectangle. subrectangular Imperfectly rectangular; approaching a rectangle in shape. subrectangularly In a subrectangular manner subrector An assistant rector. subrectorship The position or tenure of a subrector subrecumbent Somewhat or nearly recumbent. subrecursive Able to be expressed in a language or by a set of operations that is a proper subset of the expressiveness of a Turing machine. subrecursively In a subrecursive manner. subrecurvate Partly or imperfectly recurvate. subrecurved Partly or imperfectly recurved. subreddit Any of the subforums, generally intended for discussion of a specific topic, on the Reddit web site. subredditor A frequenter of a subreddit, often of a specified one. subreference A secondary or subsidiary reference. subreflector A telescope's secondary reflector. subreflexed Partly or imperfectly reflexed. subrefugium A subordinate refugium subregent A lesser or subsidiary regent. subregimental Below the level of a regiment. subregion A region that is part of a larger region. subregional Of or pertaining to a subregion subregionally By or in terms of subregions. subregister A secondary or subsidiary register (style of language). subregnum A subkingdom. subregular Almost or imperfectly regular. subregularity The quality of being subregular. subregulation A regulation forming part of a greater regulation. subrelativistic Describing a velocity (and associated properties) that is considerably less than the speed of light such that relativistic effects may be ignored subreligion A secondary or subordinate religion. subrenal Beneath the kidney subrenally Beneath the kidney subreniform Somewhat kidney-shaped subrent To rent to a third person something that one is renting from another. subrental The process of subrenting. subrepand Almost or imperfectly repand. subrepeat A subset of a repeat (iteration) subrepertoire Part of a repertoire. subreplacement Below the level needed to maintain the current population. subreplicate A subset of a replicate (outcome of a replication procedure) subreplication The formation of subreplicates subreport A subsection of a report; a report forming part of a larger report. subrepository A repository comprising part of a larger repository. subrepresentation Given a representation (W,ψ) of (say) a group G, a linear subspace of W which is preserved by the action of G in the sense that g · v ∈ V for all v ∈ V. subreption Under Roman law, the act of giving false testimony. subreptive Surreptitious. subrequest A secondary or subsidiary request. subrequirement A requirement making up part of a greater requirement. subresinous Somewhat resinous. subresolution Smaller than may be resolved (optically) subresolvable Partially resolvable subresonant at a frequency below resonance subresource A resource making up part of a larger resource. subresultant A generalization of a resultant that is the product of the pairwise differences of the roots of polynomials subreticulate Partially reticulate subretinal Underneath the retina subretinally In a subretinal manner subrevolution A secondary or subsidiary revolution. subrhabdomeric beneath a rhabdomere subrhombic Somewhat rhombic. subrhomboid Somewhat rhomboid. subribosomal Relating to, or containing subribosomes subribosome A particle formed by breakdown of a ribosome subrident Characterized by a smile; smiling. subrigid Somewhat rigid or stiff. subring A ring which is contained in a larger ring, such that the multiplication and addition on the former are a restriction of those on the latter. When rings are required to have a multiplicative identity (as is standard in most branches of algebra), the subring must also have the same multiplicative identity as the larger ring. subrision An act of smiling.