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subthermal

subthermal adjective: having an energy less than that of a thermal neutron.

Adjective

subthermal (not comparable)

  1. Having an energy less than that of a thermal neutron

Forms of subthermal

alternative formsub-thermal

Origin of subthermal

From sub- + thermal.

Words formed from subthermal

Questions about subthermal

What does subthermal mean?
Subthermal means having an energy less than that of a thermal neutron.
What part of speech is subthermal?
Subthermal is an adjective.

Words near subthermal in the dictionary

  1. subtheories
  2. subtheory
  3. subtherapeutic
  4. subtherapeutical
  5. subtherapeutically
  6. subthermal
  7. subthermally
  8. subthermoclinal
  9. subthermocline
  10. subthermoneutral
  11. subthermoneutrality

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