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单词 subunit
释义

subunit

noun

sub·​unit ˈsəb-ˌyü-nət How to pronounce subunit (audio)
variants or less commonly sub-unit
plural subunits also sub-units
: a unit that is part of a larger unit : a subdivision of a unit
In the U.S. Army's case … the smallest subunit is the squad (nine to twelve individuals under a sergeant). Norman Friedman
Because of a quirk in the replicative machinery, when a strand of DNA is duplicated during mitosis, a few subunits at one end are always lost. John Rennie

Word History

First Known Use

1852, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

subunit

noun

sub·​unit ˈsəb-ˌyü-nət How to pronounce subunit (audio)
: a unit that forms a discrete part of a more comprehensive unit
subunits of a protein
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