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subcontainer

subcontainer noun: a container within another container.

Noun

subcontainer (plural subcontainers)

  1. A container within another container.

Forms of subcontainer

pluralsubcontainers

Origin of subcontainer

From sub- + container.

Questions about subcontainer

What does subcontainer mean?
Subcontainer means a container within another container.
What part of speech is subcontainer?
Subcontainer is a noun.
What is the plural of subcontainer?
The plural of subcontainer is subcontainers.

Words near subcontainer in the dictionary

  1. subconstituents
  2. subconstraint
  3. subconstraints
  4. subconstruct
  5. subconstructs
  6. subcontainer
  7. subcontainers
  8. subcontemporaneous
  9. subcontent
  10. subcontents
  11. subcontest

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