Chapter Subduce to Subjected of S by Webster's Dictionary (1913 Edition)

Subduple ratio

, the ratio of 1 to 2: thus, 3:6 is a subduple ratio, as 6:3 is a duple ratio.

Subduplicate
(Sub*du"pli*cate) a. (Math.) Expressed by the square root; — said of ratios.

Subduplicate ratio, the ratio of the square roots, or the square root of a ratio; thus, the subduplicate ratio of a to b is &radica to &radicb, or &radica/b.

Subdural
(Sub*du"ral) a. (Anat.) Situated under the dura mater, or between the dura mater and the arachnoid membrane.

Subeditor
(Sub*ed"i*tor) n. An assistant editor, as of a periodical or journal.

Subelongate
(Sub`e*lon"gate) a. Not fully elongated; somewhat elongated.

Subendocardial
(Sub*en`do*car"di*al) a. (Anat.) Situated under the endocardium.

Subendymal
(Sub*en"dy*mal) a. [Pref. sub + endyma.] Situated under the endyma.

Subepidermal
(Sub*ep`i*der"mal) a. Situated immediately below the epidermis.

Subepiglottic
(Sub*ep`i*glot"tic) a. (Anat.) Situated under the epiglottis.

Subepithelial
(Sub*ep`i*the"li*al) a. (Anat.) Situated under the epithelium.

Subequal
(Sub*e"qual) a. Nearly equal.

Suberate
(Su"ber*ate) n. [Cf. F. subérate.] (Chem.) A salt of suberic acid.

Subereous
(Su*be"re*ous) a. [L. subereus of the cork tree.] Of or pertaining to cork; of the nature of cork; suberose.

Suberic
(Su*ber"ic) a. [L. suber the cork tree: cf. F. subéreque.] (Chem.) Of or pertaining to cork; specifically, designating an acid, C₆H₁₂.(CO₂H)₂, homologous with oxalic acid, and obtained from cork and certain fatty oils, as a white crystalline substance.

Suberin
(Su"ber*in) n. [L. suber the cork tree: cf. F. subérine.] (Bot.) A material found in the cell walls of cork. It is a modification of lignin.

Suberite
(Su"ber*ite) n. [L. suber the cork tree.] (Zoöl.) Any sponge of the genus Suberites and allied genera. These sponges have a fine and compact texture, and contain minute siliceous spicules.

Suberone
(Su"ber*one) n. (Chem.) (a) The hypothetical ketone of suberic acid. (b) A colorless liquid, analogous suberone proper, having a pleasant peppermint odor. It is obtained by the distillation of calcium suberate.

Suberose
(Su"ber*ose` Su"ber*ous) a. [L. suber the cork tree: cf. F. subéreux.] (Bot.) Having a corky texture.

Subesophageal
(Sub*e`so*phag"e*al) a. (Zoöl.) Situated beneath the esophagus. [Written also subœsophageal.]

Subesophageal ganglion (Zoöl.), a large special ganglion situated beneath the esophagus of arthropods, annelids, and some other invertebrates.

Subfamily
(Sub*fam"i*ly) n. (Biol.) One of the subdivisions, of more importance than genus, into which certain families are divided.

Subfibrous
(Sub*fi"brous) a. Somewhat fibrous.