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subelementary

subelementary adjective: at a more fundamental level than the elementary particles.

Adjective

subelementary (not comparable)

  1. At a more fundamental level than the elementary particles.
    • Genesis is a procedure by which the molecular structure of matter is broken down, not into subatomic parts as in nuclear fission, or even into elementary particles, but into subelementary particle-waves.2004, Vonda N. McIntyre, Star Trek: Signature Edition: Duty, Honor, Redemption, page 62

Origin of subelementary

From sub- + elementary.

Questions about subelementary

What does subelementary mean?
Subelementary means at a more fundamental level than the elementary particles.
What part of speech is subelementary?
Subelementary is an adjective.

Words near subelementary in the dictionary

  1. subelection
  2. subelections
  3. subelectorate
  4. subelectorates
  5. subelement
  6. subelementary
  7. subelements
  8. subelite
  9. subelites
  10. subellipsoid
  11. subellipsoidal

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