| Sub- (sub-) |
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| (?). [L. sub under, below; akin to Gr. (?),
Skr. upa to, on, under, over. Cf. Hypo-, Super-
.] ) |
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| Sub- |
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A prefix signifying under,
below, beneath, and hence often, in an inferior
position or degree, in an imperfect or partial
state, as in subscribe, substruct, subserve,
subject, subordinate, subacid,
subastringent, subgranular, suborn. Sub-
in Latin compounds often becomes sum- before m,
sur before r, and regularly becomes suc-, suf-
, sug-, and sup- before c, f,
g, and p respectively. Before c, p, and
t it sometimes takes form sus- (by the dropping of
b from a collateral form, subs-).
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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