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subeffective

subeffective adjective: below the threshold where an effect would be produced.

Adjective

subeffective (not comparable)

  1. Below the threshold where an effect would be produced.
    • a subeffective dose

Origin of subeffective

From sub- + effective.

Questions about subeffective

What does subeffective mean?
Subeffective means below the threshold where an effect would be produced.
What part of speech is subeffective?
Subeffective is an adjective.

Words near subeffective in the dictionary

  1. subeditors
  2. subeditorship
  3. subeditorships
  4. subedits
  5. subeffect
  6. subeffective
  7. subeffects
  8. subefficacious
  9. subefficient
  10. subeffigurate
  11. subeffuse

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