subunit

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subunit

/sʌbˈjuːnɪt/ UK

noun subunits

Any subdivision of a larger unit. The bogies are built up of welded sub-units which are stress-relieved before assembly by riveting.
A protein subunit.

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Closest in meaning: purified, segment, section, element, part, component, module, constituent, fragment, subcomponent, compartment, subdivision, division, unit, piece, portion

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noun subdivision of a larger unit

Português	subunidade
Русский	субъедини́ца subʺjediníca

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@misc{subunit_2026,
  title = {subunit},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/subunit},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}