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Subclavian VeinnounMWEa continuation of the axillary veinverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subclinical AbsencenounMWEa transient impairment of cortical function demonstrable only by 3-per-second brainwave spikesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subcommitteenouna subset of committee members organized for a specific purposeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subcompactnouna car smaller than a compact carverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subcompact CarnounMWEa car smaller than a compact carverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subconscious MindnounMWEpsychic activity just below the level of awarenessverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subconsciousnessnouna state of mind not immediately available to consciousnessverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subcontinentnouna large and distinctive landmass that is a distinct part of some continent, for example IndiaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subcontractornounsomeone who enters into a subcontract with the primary contractorverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subculturenouna social group within a national culture that has distinctive patterns of behavior and beliefsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subcutaneous InjectionnounMWEan injection under the skinverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subcutaneous TestnounMWEa form of skin test in which the suspected allergen is injected into the skinverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subdata BasenounMWEa subset of data in a database that are used in a specific applicationverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subdeaconnouna clergyman an order below deaconverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subdirectorynoun(computer science) a directory that is listed in another directoryverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subdividernounsomeone who divides parts into smaller parts (especially a divider of land into building sites)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Subdivisionnouna self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Subdivision AscomycotanounMWEa large subdivision of Eumycota including Hemiascomycetes and Plectomycetes and Pyrenomycetes and DiscomycetesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subdivision AscomycotinanounMWEa large subdivision of Eumycota including Hemiascomycetes and Plectomycetes and Pyrenomycetes and DiscomycetesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subdivision BasidiomycotanounMWEcomprises fungi bearing the spores on a basidiumverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subdivision BasidiomycotinanounMWEcomprises fungi bearing the spores on a basidiumverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subdivision ConiferophytinanounMWEcone-bearing gymnosperms dating from the Carboniferous periodverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subdivision CycadophytanounMWEpalmlike gymnosperms: includes the surviving order Cycadales and several extinct ordersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subdivision CycadophytinanounMWEpalmlike gymnosperms: includes the surviving order Cycadales and several extinct ordersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subdivision DeuteromycotanounMWElarge and heterogeneous form division of fungi comprising forms for which no sexually reproductive stage is knownverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subdivision DeuteromycotinanounMWElarge and heterogeneous form division of fungi comprising forms for which no sexually reproductive stage is knownverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subdivision GinkgophytinanounMWEginkgos: in some systems classified as a class and in others as a subdivisionverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subdivision GnetophytinanounMWEgymnospermous flowering plantsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subdivision MastigomycotanounMWEfungi in which the spores and gametes are motileverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subdivision MastigomycotinanounMWEfungi in which the spores and gametes are motileverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subdivision PinophytinanounMWEmost conifers: in some systems classified as a class (Pinopsida) and in others as a subdivision (Pinophytina)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Subdivision PteropsidanounMWEused in former classifications to include all ferns and flowering plants and divided into the three classes Filicinae and Gymnospermae and AngiospermaeverifiedMay 18, 2026
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 GymnospermophytaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subdivision ZygomycotanounMWEdivision of fungi having sexually produced zygosporesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subdivision ZygomycotinanounMWEdivision of fungi having sexually produced zygosporesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subdominantnoun(music) the fourth note of the diatonic scaleverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subductionnouna geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plateverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subduednessnounthe property of lights or sounds that lack brilliance or are reduced in intensityverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subduernounsomeone who overcomes and establishes ascendancy and control by force or persuasionverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subeditornounan assistant editorverifiedMay 18, 2026
Suberic AcidnounMWEa dicarboxylic acid found in corkverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subfamilynoun(biology) a taxonomic category below a familyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subfamily CorylaceaenounMWEused in some classification systems for the genus CorylusverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subfigurenouna figure that is a part of another figureverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subgenusnoun(biology) taxonomic group between a genus and a speciesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subgroupnoun(mathematics) a subset (that is not empty) of a mathematical groupverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subheadnouna heading of a subdivision of a textverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subheadingnouna heading of a subdivision of a textverifiedMay 18, 2026
subjectnounAn active entity (generally an individual, process, or device) that causes information to flow among objects or changes the system state. See also Object.IdentityMay 9, 2026
Subject AreanounMWEa branch of knowledgeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subject CasenounMWEthe category of nouns serving as the grammatical subject of a verbverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subject FieldnounMWEa branch of knowledgeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subject MatternounMWEwhat a communication that is about something is aboutverifiedMay 18, 2026
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.IdentityRegulatedCUIMay 9, 2026
Subjectionnounforced submission to control by othersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subjectivenessnounjudgment based on individual personal impressions and feelings and opinions rather than external factsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subjectivismnoun(philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge and value are dependent on and limited by your subjective experienceverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subjectivistnouna person who subscribes to subjectivismverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subjectivitynounjudgment based on individual personal impressions and feelings and opinions rather than external factsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subjoiningnounthe act of supplementingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subjugationnounforced submission to control by othersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subjugatornouna conqueror who defeats and enslavesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subjunctionnounthe act of supplementingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subjunctive MoodnounMWEa mood that represents an act or state (not as a fact but) as contingent or possibleverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subkingdomnoun(biology) a taxonomic group comprising a major division of a kingdomverifiedMay 18, 2026
Sublieutenantnounan officer ranking next below a lieutenantverifiedMay 18, 2026
Sublimationnoun(psychology) modifying the natural expression of an impulse or instinct (especially a sexual one) to one that is socially acceptableverifiedMay 18, 2026
Sublimitynounnobility in thought or feeling or styleverifiedMay 18, 2026
Sublingual GlandnounMWEa small salivary gland that produces mucin (the viscous component of saliva)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Sublingual Salivary GlandnounMWEa small salivary gland that produces mucin (the viscous component of saliva)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Sublingual VeinnounMWEa tributary of the lingual veinverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subluxationnounpartial displacement of a joint or organverifiedMay 18, 2026
Submachine GunnounMWEmachine gun that is a portable automatic firearmverifiedMay 18, 2026
Submandibular GlandnounMWEa salivary gland inside the lower jaw on either side that produces most of the nocturnal salivaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Submandibular Salivary GlandnounMWEa salivary gland inside the lower jaw on either side that produces most of the nocturnal salivaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Submarine BallnounMWEa pitch thrown sidearm instead of overheadverifiedMay 18, 2026
Submarine EarthquakenounMWEan earthquake at the sea bedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Submarine PitchnounMWEa pitch thrown sidearm instead of overheadverifiedMay 18, 2026
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)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Submarine TorpedonounMWEa torpedo designed to be launched from a submarineverifiedMay 18, 2026
Submarinernouna member of the crew of a submarineverifiedMay 18, 2026
Submaxillanounthe jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouthverifiedMay 18, 2026
Submaxillary GlandnounMWEa salivary gland inside the lower jaw on either side that produces most of the nocturnal salivaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Submaxillary Salivary GlandnounMWEa salivary gland inside the lower jaw on either side that produces most of the nocturnal salivaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Submediantnoun(music) the sixth note of a major or minor scale (or the third below the tonic)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Submenunouna secondary menu that appears while you are holding the cursor over an item on the primary menuverifiedMay 18, 2026
Submergencenounsinking until covered completely with waterverifiedMay 18, 2026
Submergingnounsinking until covered completely with waterverifiedMay 18, 2026
Submersible WarshipnounMWEa warship designed to operate under waterverifiedMay 18, 2026
Submersionnounthe act of wetting something by submerging itverifiedMay 18, 2026
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 competitionverifiedMay 18, 2026
Submissivenessnounthe trait of being willing to yield to the will of another person or a superior force etc.verifiedMay 18, 2026
Submitternounsomeone who submits something for the judgment of others, such as a job application or a manuscript for publicationverifiedMay 18, 2026
Submucosanounthe connective tissue beneath mucous membraneverifiedMay 18, 2026
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.NetworkMay 9, 2026
Subnormalitynounthe state of being less than normal (especially with respect to intelligence)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Subordernountaxonomic group that is a subdivision of an orderverifiedMay 18, 2026
Suborder BlattodeanounMWEcockroachesverifiedMay 18, 2026
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.SystemRegulatedCUIMay 9, 2026
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 adverbverifiedMay 18, 2026