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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
Subclinical AbsencenounMWEa transient impairment of cortical function demonstrable only by 3-per-second brainwave spikesverified
Subcontinentnouna large and distinctive landmass that is a distinct part of some continent, for example Indiaverified
Subculturenouna social group within a national culture that has distinctive patterns of behavior and beliefsverified
Subcutaneous TestnounMWEa form of skin test in which the suspected allergen is injected into the skinverified
Subdividernounsomeone who divides parts into smaller parts (especially a divider of land into building sites)verified
Subdivision AscomycotanounMWEa large subdivision of Eumycota including Hemiascomycetes and Plectomycetes and Pyrenomycetes and Discomycetesverified
Subdivision AscomycotinanounMWEa large subdivision of Eumycota including Hemiascomycetes and Plectomycetes and Pyrenomycetes and Discomycetesverified
Subdivision ConiferophytinanounMWEcone-bearing gymnosperms dating from the Carboniferous periodverified
Subdivision CycadophytanounMWEpalmlike gymnosperms: includes the surviving order Cycadales and several extinct ordersverified
Subdivision CycadophytinanounMWEpalmlike gymnosperms: includes the surviving order Cycadales and several extinct ordersverified
Subdivision DeuteromycotanounMWElarge and heterogeneous form division of fungi comprising forms for which no sexually reproductive stage is knownverified
Subdivision DeuteromycotinanounMWElarge and heterogeneous form division of fungi comprising forms for which no sexually reproductive stage is knownverified
Subdivision GinkgophytinanounMWEginkgos: in some systems classified as a class and in others as a subdivisionverified
Subdivision PinophytinanounMWEmost conifers: in some systems classified as a class (Pinopsida) and in others as a subdivision (Pinophytina)verified
Subdivision PteropsidanounMWEused in former classifications to include all ferns and flowering plants and divided into the three classes Filicinae and Gymnospermae and Angiospermaeverified
Subdivision TaxophytinanounMWEyews: in some systems classified as a class (Taxopsida) and in others as a subdivision (Taxophytina) used in some classifications for one of five subdivisions of Gymnospermophytaverified
Subductionnouna geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plateverified
Subduednessnounthe property of lights or sounds that lack brilliance or are reduced in intensityverified
Subduernounsomeone who overcomes and establishes ascendancy and control by force or persuasionverified
subjectnounAn active entity (generally an individual, process, or device) that causes information to flow among objects or changes the system state. See also Object.Identity
Subject Security LevelnounMWESensitivity label(s) of the objects to which the subject has both read and write access. Security level of a subject must always be dominated by the clearance level of the user associated with the subject.IdentityRegulatedCUI
Subjectivenessnounjudgment based on individual personal impressions and feelings and opinions rather than external factsverified
Subjectivismnoun(philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge and value are dependent on and limited by your subjective experienceverified
Subjectivitynounjudgment based on individual personal impressions and feelings and opinions rather than external factsverified
Subjunctive MoodnounMWEa mood that represents an act or state (not as a fact but) as contingent or possibleverified
Sublimationnoun(psychology) modifying the natural expression of an impulse or instinct (especially a sexual one) to one that is socially acceptableverified
Sublingual GlandnounMWEa small salivary gland that produces mucin (the viscous component of saliva)verified
Sublingual Salivary GlandnounMWEa small salivary gland that produces mucin (the viscous component of saliva)verified
Submandibular GlandnounMWEa salivary gland inside the lower jaw on either side that produces most of the nocturnal salivaverified
Submandibular Salivary GlandnounMWEa salivary gland inside the lower jaw on either side that produces most of the nocturnal salivaverified
Submarine SandwichnounMWEa large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments)verified
Submaxillary GlandnounMWEa salivary gland inside the lower jaw on either side that produces most of the nocturnal salivaverified
Submaxillary Salivary GlandnounMWEa salivary gland inside the lower jaw on either side that produces most of the nocturnal salivaverified
Submediantnoun(music) the sixth note of a major or minor scale (or the third below the tonic)verified
Submenunouna secondary menu that appears while you are holding the cursor over an item on the primary menuverified
Submissionnounsomething, such as manuscripts, architectural plans and models, estimates, works of art of all genres etc., submitted for the judgment of others, as in a competitionverified
Submissivenessnounthe trait of being willing to yield to the will of another person or a superior force etc.verified
Submitternounsomeone who submits something for the judgment of others, such as a job application or a manuscript for publicationverified
Subnet MasknounMWEA subnet mask (or number) is used to determine the number of bits used for the subnet and host portions of the address. The mask is a 32-bit value that uses one-bits for the network and subnet portions and zero-bits for the host portion.Network
Subnormalitynounthe state of being less than normal (especially with respect to intelligence)verified
Subordinate Certification AuthoritynounMWEIn a hierarchical PKI, a Certification Authority whose certificate signature key is certified by another CA, and whose activities are constrained by that other CA.SystemRegulatedCUI
Subordinate ClausenounMWEa clause in a complex sentence that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and that functions within the sentence as a noun or adjective or adverbverified