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submotive

submotive is the alternative form of submotif.

Meaning of submotif

Noun

submotif (plural submotifs)

  1. A motif forming part of a larger motif.
    Synonyms:
    submotive
  2. A group of nucleotides that form a subset of a motif.

Forms of submotive

pluralsubmotives

Origin of submotive

From sub- + motive.

Questions about submotive

What is submotive the alternative form of?
Submotive is the alternative form of submotif.

Words near submotive in the dictionary

  1. submortgages
  2. submotif
  3. submotifs
  4. submotivation
  5. submotivations
  6. submotive
  7. submotives
  8. submountain
  9. submountains
  10. submoustachial
  11. submovement

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Adapted from Wiktionary: submotive (page history and authors); submotif (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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