Webster's Dictionary 1913

11206

Subperitoneal

Sub‐per′i‐to″ne‐al (?), a.(Anat.) Situated under the peritoneal membrane.

11207

Subpetiolar

Sub‐pet″i‐o‐lar (?), a.(Bot.) Concealed within the base of the petiole, as the leaf buds of the plane tree.

11208

Subpleural

Sub‐pleu″ral (?), a.(Anat.) Situated under the pleural membrane.

11209

Subpodophyllous

Sub‐pod′o‐phyl″lous (?), a.(Anat.) Situated under the podophyllous tissue of the horse's foot.

11210

Subpœna

Sub‐pœ″na (?), n. [NL., fr. L. sub under + poena punishment. See Pain.] (Law) A writ commanding the attendance in court, as a witness, of the person on whom it is served, under ...

11211

Subpœna (2)

Sub‐pœ″na, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Subpœnaed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Subpœnaing.] (Law) To serve with a writ of subpœna; to command attendance in court by a legal writ, under a penalty i...

11212

Subpœnal

Sub‐pœ″nal (?), a. Required or done under penalty. Gauden.

11213

Subpolar

Sub‐po″lar (?), a. Situated below the poles.

11214

Subpolygonal

Sub′po‐lyg″o‐nal (?), a. Approximately polygonal; somewhat or almost polygonal.

11215

Subprehensile

Sub′pre‐hen″sile (?), a. Somewhat prehensile; prehensile in an inferior degree.

11216

Subprior

Sub‐pri″or (?), n. [Pref. sub + prior: cf. F. sous-prieur.] (Eccl.) The vicegerent of a prior; a claustral officer who assists the prior.

11217

Subpubic

Sub‐pu″bic (?), a.(Anat.) Situated under, or posterior to, the pubic bones.

11218

Subpulmonary

Sub‐pul″mo‐na‐ry (?), a.(Anat.) Situated under, or on the ventral side of, the lungs.

11219

Subpurchaser

Sub‐pur″chas‐er (?), n. A purchaser who buys from a purchaser; one who buys at second hand.

11220

Subpyriform

Sub‐pyr″i‐form (?), a. Somewhat pyriform.

11221

Subquadrate

Sub‐quad″rate (?), a. Nearly or approximately square; almost square.

11222

Subquadruple

Sub‐quad″ru‐ple (?), a. Containing one part of four; in the ratio of one to four; as, subquadruple proportion. Bp. Wilkins.

11223

Subquinquefid

Sub‐quin″que‐fid (?), a. Almost quinquefid; nearly quinquefid.

11224

Subquintuple

Sub‐quin″tu‐ple (?), a. Having the ratio of one to five; as, subquintuple proportion. Bp. Wilkins.

11225

Subreader

Sub‐read″er (?), n.(Law) An under reader in the inns of court, who reads the texts of law the reader is to discourse upon. Crabb.

11226

Subrector

Sub‐rec″tor (?), n. An assistant restor.

11227

Subreligion

Sub′re‐li″gion (?), n. A secondary religion; a belief or principle held in a quasi religious veneration.Loyalty is in the English a subreligion. Emerson.

11228

Subreption

Sub‐rep″tion (?), n. [L. subreptio, fr. subripere, subreptum, to snatch or take away secretly: cf. F. subreption. See Surreptitious.] The act of obtaining a favor by surprise, o...

11229

Subreptitious

Sub′rep‐ti″tious (?), a. [L. subreptitius. See Surreptitious.] Surreptitious. — Sub′rep‐ti″tious‐ly (#), adv.

11230

Subreptive

Sub‐rep″tive (?), a. [L. subreptivus.] Surreptitious.

11231

Subrigid

Sub‐rig″id (?), a. Somewhat rigid or stiff.

11232

Subriguous

Sub‐rig″u‐ous (?), a. [L. subriguus; sub under + riguus watered, akin to rigare to water.] Watered or wet beneath; well-watered. Blount.