Chapter Subagency to Subdual of S by Webster's Dictionary (1913 Edition)

Subcostal
(Sub*cos"tal), n.

1. (Anat.) A subcostal muscle.

2. (Zoöl.) One of the principal nervures of the wings of an insect. It is situated next beneath or behind the costal. See Nervure.

Subcranial
(Sub*cra"ni*al) a. (Anat.) Situated under, or on the ventral side of, the cranium; facial.

Subcrustaceous
(Sub`crus*ta"ceous) a. Occurring beneath a crust or scab; as, a subcrustaceous cicatrization.

Subcrystalline
(Sub*crys"tal*line) a. Imperfectly crystallized.

Subcultrate
(Sub*cul"trate Sub*cul"tra*ted) a. (Zoöl.) Having a form resembling that of a colter, or straight on one side and curved on the other.

Subcutaneous
(Sub`cu*ta"ne*ous) a. Situated under the skin; hypodermic. — Sub`cu*ta"ne*ous*ly, adv.

Subcutaneous operation (Surg.), an operation performed without opening that part of the skin opposite to, or over, the internal section.

Subcuticular
(Sub`cu*tic"u*lar) a. (Anat.) Situated under the cuticle, or scarfskin.

Subcylindrical
(Sub`cy*lin"dric*al Sub`cy*lin"dric) , a. Imperfectly cylindrical; approximately cylindrical.

Subdeacon
(Sub*dea"con) n. [Pref. sub- + deacon: cf. L. subdiaconus.] (Eccl.) One belonging to an order in the Roman Catholic Church, next interior to the order of deacons; also, a member of a minor order in the Greek Church.

Subdeaconry
(Sub*dea"con*ry Sub*dea"con*ship), n. (Eccl.) The order or office of subdeacon.

Subdean
(Sub"dean`) n. [Pref. sub- + dean: cf. F. sousdoyen.] An under dean; the deputy or substitute of a dean. Ayliffe.

Subdeanery
(Sub*dean"er*y) n. Office or rank of subdean.

Subdecanal
(Sub*dec"a*nal) a. Of or pertaining to a subdean or subdeanery.

Subdecuple
(Sub*dec"u*ple) a. Containing one part of ten.

Subdelegate
(Sub*del"e*gate) n. A subordinate delegate, or one with inferior powers.

Subdelegate
(Sub*del"e*gate) v. t. To appoint to act as subdelegate, or as a subordinate; to depete.

Subdented
(Sub*dent"ed) a. Indented beneath.

Subdepartment
(Sub`de*part"ment) n. A subordinate department; a bureau. See the Note under Bureau.

Subdeposit
(Sub`de*pos"it) n. That which is deposited beneath something else.

Subderisorious
(Sub`der*i*so"ri*ous) a. [Pref. sub- + L. derisorius. See Derisory.] Ridiculing with moderation. [R.] Dr. H. More.

Subderivative
(Sub`de*riv"a*tive) n. A word derived from a derivative, and not directly from the root; as, "friendliness" is a subderivative, being derived from "friendly", which is in turn a derivative from "friend."