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Definition of Subunit
1. Noun. A monetary unit that is valued at a fraction (usually one hundredth) of the basic monetary unit.
Generic synonyms: Monetary Unit
Specialized synonyms: Cent, Centesimo, Centimo, Centavo, Centime, Fils, Sen, Ore, Piaster, Piastre, Penny, Paisa
Definition of Subunit
1. Noun. Any subdivision of a larger unit ¹
2. Noun. (biochemistry) A protein subunit ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Subunit
1. a unit that is a part of a larger unit [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Subunit
Literary usage of Subunit
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Molecular Neurobiology: Proceedings of the 2nd NIMH Conference by Steven Zalcman (1995)
"Recent studies revealed that the extracellular N-terminal domains of AChR subunits
contain the information necessary for subunit association. ..."
2. Pelicotetics, Or, The Science of Quantity: An Elementary Treatise on Algebra by Archibald Sandeman (1868)
"... is simply taking for the subunit of the fraction a sub- multiple of the subunit
given. It is the one principle by which all operations with fractions ..."
3. Rice Biotechnology by Gurdev S. Khush, Gary H. Toenniessen (1991)
"A comparison of the primary sequence of the putative mature subunit with the E.
coli ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase showed significant conservation, ..."
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