subunit
noun
sub·unit ˈsəb-ˌyü-nət 
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
Norman FriedmanBecause 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
John Rennie
Word History
First Known Use
1852, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
subunit
noun
sub·unit ˈsəb-ˌyü-nət
: a unit that forms a discrete part of a more comprehensive unit
subunits of a protein
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- giulios
- gius professor
- giust
- giustamente
- giusto
- give
- give (oneself) up to (something)
- give (someone or something) a clean bill of health
- give (someone or something) a wide berth
- give (someone or something) a/the once-over
- give (someone) a break
- give (someone) a call
- give (someone) a drubbing
- give (someone) a hard time
- give (someone) a piece of one's mind
- give (someone) a ring
- give (someone) a rollicking
- give (someone) a run for his/her/your/their money
- give (someone) a shout
- give (someone) a spanking
- give (someone) a wink
- give (someone) a yell