11-letter words containing a, s, b, u
- subfraction — Mathematics. a number usually expressed in the form a/b. a ratio of algebraic quantities similarly expressed.
- subgingival — being or occurring under the gums; especially, being or occurring in the crevice between the gum margin and the neck or root of a tooth.
- subglobular — globe-shaped; spherical.
- subharmonic — an oscillation that has a frequency which is an integral submultiple of the frequency of a related oscillation.
- subimaginal — of or relating to subimago
- subindicate — to indirectly indicate or hint
- subinterval — an interval that is a subset of a given interval.
- subirrigate — to irrigate beneath the surface of the ground, as with water passing through a system of underground porous pipes or transmitted through the subsoil from ditches, etc.
- subitaneous — sudden
- subjectable — that which forms a basic matter of thought, discussion, investigation, etc.: a subject of conversation.
- subjudicial — pertaining to judgment in courts of justice or to the administration of justice: judicial proceedings; the judicial system.
- subjugation — the act, fact, or process of subjugating, or bringing under control; enslavement: The subjugation of the American Indians happened across the country.
- sublanguage — a subvariety of language used in a particular field or by a particular social group and characterized especially by distinctive vocabulary.
- sublethally — in a sublethal manner
- sublimation — Psychology. the diversion of the energy of a sexual or other biological impulse from its immediate goal to one of a more acceptable social, moral, or aesthetic nature or use.
- subliteracy — below average literacy
- subliterary — not intended as literature
- subliterate — less than fully literate.
- sublittoral — of or relating to the biogeographic region of the ocean bottom between the littoral and bathyal zones, from the low water line to the edge of the continental shelf, or to a depth of approximately 660 feet (200 meters).
- subluxation — a partial dislocation, as of a joint; sprain.
- submarginal — Biology. near the margin.
- submarining — a vessel that can be submerged and navigated under water, usually built for warfare and armed with torpedoes or guided missiles.
- submetallic — somewhat or imperfectly metallic.
- submittable — to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).
- subnational — of, relating to, or maintained by a nation as an organized whole or independent political unit: national affairs.
- subordinacy — a subordinate person or thing.
- subordinary — any of several heraldic bearings of secondary importance to the ordinary, such as the lozenge, the orle, and the fret
- subordinate — placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
- subornation — to bribe or induce (someone) unlawfully or secretly to perform some misdeed or to commit a crime.
- subpanation — the belief that the body and blood of Christ are present in the bread and wine of Communion
- subparallel — not quite parallel
- subpoenaing — the usual writ for the summoning of witnesses or the submission of evidence, as records or documents, before a court or other deliberative body.
- subrational — less than or almost rational.
- subrogation — to put into the place of another; substitute for another.
- subscapular — situated beneath or on the deep surface of the scapula, as a muscle.
- subsea pipe — A subsea pipe is a pipeline on the ocean bed for transporting oil or gas.
- substance p — a small peptide released upon stimulation in the nervous system and involved in regulation of the pain threshold.
- substandard — below standard or less than adequate: substandard housing conditions.
- substantial — of ample or considerable amount, quantity, size, etc.: a substantial sum of money.
- substantive — a noun.
- substractor — a person who subtracts or takes away
- subtacksman — a renter who holds the property they rent by subletting it
- subterminal — situated at or forming the end or extremity of something: a terminal feature of a vista.
- subtraction — an act or instance of subtracting.
- subtractive — tending to subtract; having power to subtract.
- subtreasury — a subordinate or branch treasury.
- subtropical — bordering on the tropics; nearly tropical.
- subumbrella — the concave undersurface of a coelenterate medusa, as a jellyfish.
- subungulate — any member of the superorder of animal termed Subungulata (also called Paenungulata), containing the elephant, sea cow and hyrax, as well as two extinct orders
- suburbanism — pertaining to, inhabiting, or being in a suburb or the suburbs of a city or town.