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English words: subterm to subvalvar

300 English words, part 208 of 245 of the words starting with S, A to Z. 25 have a page of their own.

English words subterm to subvalvar

  1. subterm noun: A subordinate term.
  2. subterminal adjective: Positioned near an end
  3. subterminally adverb: In a subterminal manner.
  4. subternatural adjective: Not belonging to nature, but below or worse than nature.
  5. subterposed adjective: Placed underneath.
  6. subterposition noun: The state of lying under something else.
  7. subterrain adjective, noun: The bedrock or rock layer that lies beneath the soil and superficial features of an area.
  8. subterrane adjective, noun: Synonym of subterranean.
  9. subterranean adjective, noun /ˌsʌbtəˈɹeɪniən/: Below ground, under the earth, underground.
  10. subterranean clover noun: Trifolium subterraneum, a geocarpous clover.
  11. subterraneanity noun: The quality of being subterranean.
  12. subterraneanly adverb: In a subterranean manner.
  13. subterraneanness noun: The quality of being subterranean.
  14. subterraneity noun: The quality of being subterranean.
  15. subterraneous adjective: Subterranean.
  16. subterraneously adverb: In a subterraneous manner; underground.
  17. subterraneousness noun: The state or condition of being subterraneous.
  18. subterranity noun: An underground place
  19. subterrany adjective, noun: subterranean
  20. subterrene adjective, noun: underground, subterranean
  21. subterrestrial adjective, noun: Under the earth; subterranean.
  22. subterritorial adjective: Belonging or relating to a subterritory.
  23. subterritory noun: A territory that is contained within another
  24. subtest noun, verb: A test that is part of a larger one.
  25. subtetanic adjective: Less severe than that of tetanus
  26. subtetraploid adjective: Having fewer than four chromosomes, typically as a result of apoptosis
  27. subtetraploidy noun: The quality of being subtetraploid.
  28. subtexel adjective, noun: A subdivision of a texel.
  29. subtext noun, verb: An implicit meaning of a text, often a literary one, or a speech or dialogue.
  30. subtextless adjective: Devoid of a subtext.
  31. subtextual adjective: Pertaining to subtext.
  32. subtextuality noun: The idea that a given text can contain countercurrents or repressed elements within it, or such elements in a text.
  33. subtextualization noun: The process of subtextualizing.
  34. subtextualize verb: To make subtextual; to turn into a subtext.
  35. subtextually adverb: In a subtextual way.
  36. subtexture noun: A texture that is part of another texture.
  37. subthalamic adjective: Of or pertaining to the subthalamus
  38. subthalamically adverb: In terms of the subthalamus.
  39. subthalamonigral adjective: Relating to the subthalamus and the substantia nigra
  40. subthalamopallidal adjective: Relating to the subthalamus and the globus pallidus
  41. subthalamotomy noun: sectioning of the subthalamus
  42. subthalamus noun: Part of the diencephalon beneath the thalamus.
  43. subtheater noun: A small area within a larger theater.
  44. subthecal adjective: Below the theca.
  45. subthecodont adjective: Located in shallow sockets
  46. subthematic adjective: Pertaining to a subtheme.
  47. subthematically adverb: In a subthematic way.
  48. subtheme noun: A specific theme within a larger theme.
  49. subtheory noun: A theory forming part of a larger theory.
  50. subtherapeutic adjective: Administered at levels lower than would be used in actual treatment of a disease
  51. subtherapeutical adjective: Alternative form of subtherapeutic.
  52. subtherapeutically adverb: At a subtherapeutic level.
  53. subthermal adjective: Having an energy less than that of a thermal neutron
  54. subthermally adverb: In a subthermal manner.
  55. subthermoclinal adjective: Beneath a thermocline
  56. subthermocline adjective: subthermoclinal
  57. subthermoneutral adjective: Less than thermoneutral
  58. subthermoneutrality noun: The condition of being subthermoneutral
  59. subthesis noun: Supporting statement for a thesis.
  60. subthoracic adjective: Situated below the thorax.
  61. subthread noun: A thread of execution that is subordinate to another thread.
  62. subthreshold adjective, noun: Of a stimulus: not strong enough to elicit a response.
  63. subthrill noun: A small or secret thrill.
  64. subthrombolytic adjective: That is not effective enough to produce thrombolysis.
  65. subthrust noun: A geological thrust fault located beneath another thrust fault.
  66. subtick noun: A secondary tick that occurs between regular ticks.
  67. subtidal adjective: below the level of the tide
  68. subtidally adverb: At a subtidal level
  69. subtier noun: A secondary or subsidiary tier.
  70. subtilase noun: A serine protease similar to subtilisin
  71. subtile body noun: Alternative form of subtle body.
  72. subtileness noun: The quality of being subtile.
  73. subtiliate verb: To make thin or rare; to rarefy.
  74. subtilin noun: A particular bacteriocin produced by the bacterium Bacillus subtilis.
  75. subtilisation noun: Alternative form of subtilization.
  76. subtilise verb: Alternative spelling of subtilize.
  77. subtilisin noun: A protease produced by soil bacteria of the genus Bacillus.
  78. subtilism noun /ˈsʌbtɪlɪzəm/: The quality or state of being subtile.
  79. subtilist noun: A person who acts or speaks in a subtle manner.
  80. subtility noun /sʌbˈtɪlɪti/: Cunning, craftiness.
  81. subtilization noun: The act of making subtle.
  82. subtilize verb: To make subtle; to make thin or fine; to make less gross or coarse.
  83. subtilizer noun: Someone who subtilizes.
  84. subtilomycin noun: A lantibiotic present in Bacillus subtilis
  85. subtilopeptidase noun: Synonym of subtilisin.
  86. subtilosin noun: Any of a group of bacteriocins produced by Bacillus subtilis
  87. subtilysin noun: Alternative form of subtilisin.
  88. subtissue adjective: Beneath tissue
  89. subtitle noun, verb /ˈsʌbtaɪtəl/: A heading below or after a title.
  90. subtitled adjective, verb: in which the dialogue is translated into another language, and displayed, in text, at the bottom of the screen.
  91. subtitler noun /ˈsʌbˌtaɪt(ə)lə/: A person who transcribes or translates subtitles (for an audiovisual work).
  92. subtitling noun, verb: The addition of subtitles to a work.
  93. subtitlist noun: Synonym of subtitler (“one who writes subtitles”).
  94. subtitular adjective: Relating to, or appearing in, a subtitle.
  95. subtle adjective, noun, verb /ˈsʌtl̩/: Of an action or movement: very delicate or slight, and thus barely noticeable; not obvious; inconspicuous, unintrusive.
  96. subtle body noun: The second of three (or more) bodies that make up the fully embodied human in various Hindu philosophies.
  97. subtlely adverb: Alternative spelling of subtly.
  98. subtleness noun: The property of being subtle, of avoiding brute force and instead being clever or skillful.
  99. subtlety noun /ˈsʌt(ə)lti/: The quality of being scarcely noticeable or difficult to discern. (of things)
  100. subtlist noun: Alternative form of subtilist.
  101. subtly adverb /ˈsʌt.li/: With subtleness, in a subtle manner; with cleverness rather than brute force.
  102. subtoken noun: A portion of a token (atomic piece of data).
  103. subtomentose adjective: Somewhat tomentose
  104. subtomogram noun: Part of a tomogram or of a series of overlapping tomograms
  105. subtomographic adjective: Obtained by partial tomography
  106. subtonal adjective: Relating to subtones.
  107. subtone noun: A secondary or lesser tone (in sound or colour).
  108. subtongue noun: A dialect or subdialect.
  109. subtonic adjective, noun: Of or pertaining to imperfectly articulated sounds or utterances that are inaudible or barely audible, as characterized by Dr. James Rush (Guide to...
  110. subtopian adjective: Of or pertaining to subtopia.
  111. subtopic noun: A subject that forms part of a topic.
  112. subtopical adjective: Relating to a subtopic.
  113. subtopology noun: subspace topology
  114. subtornal adjective: Located below the tornus of the wing.
  115. subtorrid adjective: Somewhat torrid.
  116. subtorus noun: A smaller torus-shaped structure within a larger torus.
  117. subtotal adjective, noun, verb: The total for a part of a list of numbers being summed.
  118. subtotally adverb: Less than totally; partially.
  119. subtotem noun: A secondary or subordinate totem, such as one associated with a specific subtribe.
  120. subtour noun: A tour that makes up part of a larger tour.
  121. subtournament noun: A tournament that forms part of another tournament.
  122. subtoxic adjective: Less than toxic
  123. subtoxicity noun: The condition of being subtoxic
  124. subtrack noun: A track making up part of a larger track.
  125. subtract verb /səbˈtɹækt/: To remove or reduce; especially to reduce a quantity or number.
  126. subtractability noun: The condition of being subtractable
  127. subtractable adjective: Capable of being subtracted.
  128. subtracter noun: One who, or that which, subtracts
  129. subtracting noun, verb: An act of subtraction.
  130. subtraction noun /səbˈtɹækʃən/: The process of subtracting a number from another.
  131. subtractive adjective: Of or pertaining to subtraction.
  132. subtractively adverb: In a subtractive way.
  133. subtractiveness noun: The quality of being subtractive.
  134. subtractivity noun: The quality of being subtractive.
  135. subtractor noun: Alternative spelling of subtracter.
  136. subtrade noun: The specific trade of a subcontractor on a construction project, such as roofing or electrical wiring.
  137. subtrader noun: A secondary or subsidiary trader.
  138. subtradition noun: A tradition making up part of a larger tradition.
  139. subtraditional adjective: Relating to a subtradition.
  140. subtrahend noun /ˈsʌbtɹəhɛnd/: A number or quantity to be subtracted from another.
  141. subtrait noun: A subsidiary trait
  142. subtrajectory noun: A subset of a trajectory
  143. subtransaction noun: A transaction making up part of a larger transaction.
  144. subtranscriptome noun: A subset of a transcriptome
  145. subtransect noun: A submarine (underwater) transect
  146. subtranslucent adjective: Imperfectly or somewhat translucent.
  147. subtransparent adjective: Almost, but not perfectly, transparent.
  148. subtransverse adjective: Almost or imperfectly transverse.
  149. subtrapeziform adjective: Shaped like a trapezium with an apical depression
  150. subtrapezoid adjective: Alternative form of subtrapezoidal.
  151. subtrapezoidal adjective: Partly or imperfectly trapezoidal.
  152. subtreasurer noun: The public officer in charge of a subtreasury.
  153. subtreasurership noun: The state or business of a subtreasurer.
  154. subtreasury noun: A subordinate treasury, or place of deposit.
  155. subtreatment noun: A subsidiary treatment
  156. subtree noun: A tree wholly contained in another.
  157. subtrench noun: A secondary or subsidiary trench.
  158. subtrend noun: A trend that is part of a larger trend.
  159. subtrial noun: A subordinate trial
  160. subtriangle noun: A triangle forming part of a larger triangle.
  161. subtriangular adjective: Somewhat triangular
  162. subtriangulate adjective: Somewhat or nearly triangulate.
  163. subtribal adjective: Of or relating to a subtribe.
  164. subtribe noun: A tribe making up part of a larger tribe.
  165. subtribual adjective: Of or relating to a subtribe.
  166. subtribunal noun: A secondary or subsidiary tribunal.
  167. subtribus noun: Synonym of subtribe.
  168. subtricuspid adjective: Under the tricuspid valve.
  169. subtrie noun: A trie data structure making up part of a larger trie.
  170. subtrifid adjective: Almost trifid.
  171. subtrigeminal adjective: Under the trigeminal nerve
  172. subtrigged adjective: Affected by subtrigging.
  173. subtrigging noun: The phenomenon whereby free-choice items, which are normally ungrammatical in non-negative episodic sentences, become licensed in the presence of a modifier.
  174. subtrigonal adjective: Beneath the trigone.
  175. subtrihedral adjective /ˌsʌbtɹaɪˈhiːdɹəl/: Almost trihedral.
  176. subtriple adjective: Containing a third, or one part to three.
  177. subtriplicate adjective: Expressed by the cube root; said especially of ratios.
  178. subtriquetrous adjective: Almost or imperfectly triquetrous.
  179. subtrochanter adjective: Alternative form of subtrochanteric.
  180. subtrochanteric adjective: Beneath the trochanter of the femur
  181. subtroglophile noun: Any organism that lives in caves for part of the time
  182. subtroglophilic adjective: Relating to subtroglophiles
  183. subtrope noun: A trope that is a subtype of some other trope.
  184. subtropic noun: A subtropical region.
  185. subtropical adjective, noun: Pertaining to the regions of the Earth further from the equator than the tropical regions.
  186. subtropical cyclone noun: A rapidly-rotating storm system with some characteristics of a tropical cyclone, but also deriving some energy from baroclinic interactions.
  187. subtropically adverb: In a subtropical way.
  188. subtropics noun: The region between the tropics and the temperate latitudes of the world.
  189. subtrude verb: To place under; to insert below.
  190. subtruncate adjective: Nearly truncate.
  191. subtruncation noun: A partial truncation.
  192. subtubular adjective: Imperfectly tubular.
  193. subtune noun: A tune that makes up part of a larger musical work or collection of tunes.
  194. subtunic noun: An undertunic.
  195. subtunical adjective: Beneath the tunica albuginea (of the penis)
  196. subtunnel noun: A tunnel forming part of a larger tunnel or tunnel system.
  197. subturbary adjective: Lying beneath a turbary.
  198. subturbinate adjective: Somewhat turbinate
  199. subturgid adjective: Almost or not entirely turgid.
  200. subturriculate adjective: Somewhat turriculate.
  201. subturriculated adjective: Synonym of subturriculate.
  202. subtutor noun: An assistant tutor.
  203. subtweet noun, verb: A tweet that refers to another user without tagging their name in the message, so that the user being talked about is not automatically notified.
  204. subtympanic adjective: Below the tympanum
  205. subtypable adjective: Able to be subtyped.
  206. subtype noun, verb: A group of specific things within a larger, more general group.
  207. subtype polymorphism noun: Synonym of subtyping.
  208. subtypic adjective: Relating to a subtype.
  209. subtypical adjective: Relating to a subtype.
  210. subtypically adverb: In a subtypical manner.
  211. subtypification noun: classification according to subtype
  212. subtyping noun, verb: A division into subtypes.
  213. Subu noun: A Bantu ethnic group who inhabit part of the coast of Cameroon.
  214. subucula noun: A man's undergarment or shirt.
  215. Subud proper noun /ˈsʊbʊd/: An international spiritual movement that began in Indonesia in the 1920s.
  216. subula noun: A fine sharp point.
  217. subulate adjective: Awl-shaped; tapering into a sharp point from a broader base.
  218. subulated adjective: subulate
  219. subulately adverb: In a subulate manner.
  220. subulicorn adjective: Having subulate antennae.
  221. subuliferous adjective: Bearing sharp points.
  222. subuliform adjective: subulate
  223. subulinid noun: Any snail in the family Subulinidae, which may be instead the achatinid subfamily Subulininae.
  224. subulitacean noun: Any gastropod of the superfamily Subulitacea an obsolete form of Subulitoidea.
  225. subulitid noun: Any extinct sea snail in the family Subulitidae.
  226. subultimate adjective: Less than or preceding the ultimate.
  227. subulurid noun: Any member of the family Subuluridae of nematodes.
  228. subumbel noun: The underneath of an umbel
  229. subumbellar adjective: Beneath an umbel
  230. subumbellate adjective: Almost or partly umbellate.
  231. subumbellated adjective: Synonym of subumbellate (“almost umbellate”).
  232. subumber verb /sʌbˈum.bə/: To provide cover.
  233. subumbilical adjective: Beneath the navel
  234. subumbilicate adjective: Somewhat umbilicate.
  235. subumbonal adjective: Beneath or forward of the umbos of a bivalve shell.
  236. subumbonate adjective: Having a slight umbo.
  237. subumbrella noun: The undersurface of the umbrella of a jellyfish.
  238. subumbrellar adjective: Underneath the umbrella (of a jellyfish)
  239. subuncinate adjective: Almost or imperfectly uncinate.
  240. subunderlease noun: A lease subunderlet by a subtenant to a subundertenant; a third-order lease.
  241. subunderlessee noun: Synonym of subundertenant.
  242. subunderlessor noun: A subtenant that grants a subunderlease; one who subunderlets.
  243. subunderlet verb: To grant a subunderlease out of property held under a sublease.
  244. subunderletting noun, verb: Synonym of subunderlease.
  245. subundertenant noun: A tenant of a subunderlease; someone leasing a piece of property from a tenant who is subleasing from a tenant who is in turn leasing it from a landlord.
  246. subundulatory adjective: Less than normally undulatory
  247. subunequal adjective: Barely equal; approaching unequal.
  248. subungual adjective: under a toenail or fingernail
  249. subungual hematoma noun: is a collection of blood (hematoma) underneath a toenail or fingernail. It can be extremely painful for an injury of its size, although otherwise it is not...
  250. subungually adverb: In a subungual way: under a toenail, fingernail, or hoof.
  251. subunguinal adjective: Beneath a nail
  252. subunguis noun: A ventral plate of the claw.
  253. subungulate adjective, noun: Any of various mammals, thought to have evolved from ungulates, sometimes grouped in the taxon Paenungulata.
  254. subunguligrade adjective: Intermediate between unguligrade and digitigrade
  255. subuniform adjective: Approximately uniform; not quite even.
  256. subunit noun /sʌbˈjuːnɪt/: Any subdivision of a larger unit.
  257. subunitary adjective: Of or relating to a subunit.
  258. subunity noun: The condition of being a subunit
  259. subuniversal adjective: Less than universal; of limited extent or applicability.
  260. subuniverse noun: A universe contained within another universe.
  261. subuppersemilattice noun: A sub-semilattice of an uppersemilattice.
  262. suburb noun /ˈsʌbɝb/: A residential area located on the outskirts of a city or large town that usually includes businesses that cater to its residents; such as schools, grocery...
  263. suburban adjective, noun /səˈbɜː(ɹ)bən/: Relating to or characteristic of or situated on the outskirts of a city; of or relating to suburbia or the suburbs.
  264. suburban sprawl noun: Synonym of urban sprawl.
  265. suburbandom noun: Synonym of suburbanism.
  266. suburbanhood noun: Synonym of suburbanism.
  267. suburbanisation noun: Alternative form of suburbanization.
  268. suburbanise verb: Alternative form of suburbanize.
  269. suburbanised adjective, verb: That has become a suburb or suburban area.
  270. suburbanism noun: Suburban lifestyles and attitudes generally
  271. suburbanite noun /səˈbɝ.bə.naɪt/: Someone who lives in the suburbs.
  272. suburbanitis noun: Suburban sprawl; excessive construction of suburbs.
  273. suburbanity noun: The quality of being suburban.
  274. suburbanization noun: The process of suburbanizing, of population movement from cities to suburbs
  275. suburbanize verb: To make suburban; to convert or adapt to a suburb.
  276. suburbanly adverb: In a suburban manner.
  277. suburbanness noun: The quality of being suburban.
  278. suburbed adjective: Having a suburb or suburbs.
  279. suburbia noun /səˈbɜːbi.ə/: The suburbs as a whole and all that characterizes or pertains to them; (sometimes derogatory) the suburbs as encapsulated or represented by the typical...
  280. suburbial adjective: suburban
  281. suburbian adjective, noun /səˈbɜː(ɹ)biən/: A person from the suburbs.
  282. suburbicarian adjective /səˌbɜː.bəˈkɛəɹi.ən/: Describing any of the six dioceses surrounding Rome, which are always headed by Cardinals of the highest rank.
  283. suburbicary adjective /səˈbɜː.bək(ə)ɹi/: suburbicarian
  284. suburblike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a suburb.
  285. suburbs noun /ˈsʌbɝbz/: The populated area surrounding a city.
  286. suburceolate adjective: Somewhat or nearly urceolate.
  287. suburethral adjective: Situated under the urethra, or under its orifice.
  288. suburethrally adverb: In a suburethral manner
  289. suburothelial adjective: Under the urothelium.
  290. suburothelially adverb: In a suburothelial manner
  291. suburothelium noun: The area under the urothelium
  292. subursine adjective: Not perfectly ursine; only somewhat like a bear.
  293. subuser noun: A secondary or subsidiary user.
  294. Subutex noun: A now discontinued brand name for buprenorphine, used to treat opiate addictions, in particular heroin.
  295. subutriform adjective: Somewhat utriform.
  296. subvacuum noun: A quantum field or spacetime obtained from a vacuum by a "squeezing" process
  297. subvaginal adjective: Situated under or inside a sheath or vaginal membrane.
  298. subvalent adjective: Exhibiting a valency (oxidation number) that is less than normal
  299. subvalue noun: A value making up part of a composite value.
  300. subvalvar adjective: Synonym of subvalvular.

Part 207 · Part 209 · English words: S

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under S: 73,223 words, in 245 parts.