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• sub|tract´er — sub|tract «suhb TRAKT», transitive verb, intransitive verb. 1. to take away: »Subtract 2 from 10 and you have 8. 2. to take away (something) from a whole. ╂[< Latin subtractus, past participle of subtrahere < sub from under + trahere draw]… …   Useful english dictionary

• sub|tract — «suhb TRAKT», transitive verb, intransitive verb. 1. to take away: »Subtract 2 from 10 and you have 8. 2. to take away (something) from a whole. ╂[< Latin subtractus, past participle of subtrahere < sub from under + trahere draw]… …   Useful english dictionary

• sub — sub·abdominal; sub·account; sub·acetate; sub·acid; sub·acidity; sub·acute; sub·adult; sub·aerial; sub·aesthetic; sub·age; sub·agency; sub·agent; sub·akhmimic; sub·alary; sub·alate; sub·alimentation; sub·alkaline; sub·allocate; sub·almoner;… …   English syllables

• tract — ac·e·tract; at·tract; at·tract·a·ble; at·tract·ance; at·tract·ant; at·tract·ing·ly; con·tract·able; con·tract·ant; con·tract·ile; con·tract·less; con·tract·om·e·ter; de·tract; de·tract·er; de·tract·ing·ly; dis·tract·ed·ly; dis·tract·ibil·i·ty;… …   English syllables

• sub|con|tract — «suhb KON trakt; also for v. SUHB kuhn TRAKT», noun, verb. –n. a contract under a previous contract; contract for carrying out a previous contract or a part of it: »The contractor for the new school building gave out subcontracts to a plumber, an …   Useful english dictionary

• sub|di|vi|sion — «SUHB duh VIHZH uhn, SUHB duh VIHZH », noun. 1. a division into smaller parts. 2. a part of a part. 3. Botany. a group of related plants ranking below a division; subphylum. 4. a tract of land divided into building lots …   Useful english dictionary

• sub-throttle — A throttle valve, mounted ahead of the main throttle valve in the intake tract, that controls airflow into the engine during Toyota Supra traction control system operation …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• Middleton Tract, California — The gated Slate Creek Road entrance to the area. Middleton Tract is a rural community in the coastal Redwoods of San Mateo County, California. Unattributed press reports say the name Middleton Tract may have been applied to this area as early as… …   Wikipedia

• Spinothalamic tract — Infobox Brain Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = 185 GrayPage = 760 Caption = Spinothalamic tract is 5, in blue at right. Caption2 = Diagram of the principal fasciculi of the spinal cord. (Anterior and posterior spinothalamic fasciculus is… …   Wikipedia

• subtract — sub·tract …   English syllables