sub·unit
| \ ˈsəb-ˌyü-nət
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variants:
or less commonly sub-unit
plural subunits also sub-units
Definition of subunit
: 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
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“Subunit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subunit. Accessed 23 Oct. 2021.
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subunit
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sub·unit
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Medical Definition of subunit
: a unit that forms a discrete part of a more comprehensive unit
subunits of a protein
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The first known use of subunit was in 1852
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