SUBACTION

Etymology 1

Noun

subaction (plural subactions)

(obsolete) The act of reducing to any state, as of mixing two bodies completely.

Etymology 2

Noun

subaction (plural subactions)

An action that makes up part of a more complex action.

Anagrams

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Source: Wiktionary


Sub*ac"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. L. subactio a working up, discipline.]

Definition: The act of reducing to any state, as of mixing two bodies combletely. [Obs.] Bacon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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