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submaximal

submaximal adjective: less than maximal.

Adjective

submaximal (not comparable)

  1. less than maximal

Origin of submaximal

From sub- + maximal.

Words formed from submaximal

Questions about submaximal

What does submaximal mean?
Submaximal means less than maximal.
What part of speech is submaximal?
Submaximal is an adjective.

Words near submaximal in the dictionary

  1. submaxillary duct
  2. submaxillary gland
  3. submaxillary glands
  4. submaxim
  5. submaxima
  6. submaximal
  7. submaximally
  8. submaxims
  9. submaximum
  10. submaximums
  11. submaze

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