n. (Chem.) An acetate containing an excess of the basic constituent. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
a. [ L. subacidus. See Sub-, Acid. ] Moderately acid or sour;
a. Moderalely acrid or harsh. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Anat.) Situated beneath the acromial process of the scapula. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ L. subactus, p. p. of subigere to subdue; sub under + agere to lead, bring. ] To reduce; to subdue. [ Obs. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. L. subactio a working up, discipline. ] The act of reducing to any state, as of mixing two bodies combletely. [ Obs. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Moderalely acute. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Zool.) Somewhat hooked or curved. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. An under or subordinate advocate. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Beneath the sky; in the open air; specifically (Geol.), taking place on the earth's surface, as opposed to subaqueous. [ 1913 Webster ]