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subadjacent

subadjacent adjective: underneath and adjacent.

Adjective

subadjacent (not comparable)

  1. underneath and adjacent
    • Interestingly, the iridophores, which are neurally controlled structural reflectors [21 ,22 ] that lie subadjacent to the chromatophore layer [3 ,23 ], do not bind any of the antibodies we used.2015 September 10, “An Unexpected Diversity of Photoreceptor Classes in the Longfin Squid, Doryteuthis pealeii”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
    Synonyms:
    subjacent

Synonyms of subadjacent

Origin of subadjacent

From sub- + adjacent.

Questions about subadjacent

What does subadjacent mean?
Subadjacent means underneath and adjacent.
What part of speech is subadjacent?
Subadjacent is an adjective.

Words near subadjacent in the dictionary

  1. subaddresses
  2. subaddressing
  3. subadequate
  4. subadiabatic
  5. subadiabaticity
  6. subadjacent
  7. subadministration
  8. subadministrations
  9. subadministrative
  10. subadministrator
  11. subadministrators

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