[1945–50; sub- + freezing]This word is first recorded in the period 1945–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: RNA, ergative, on-line, poison pill, regression analysissub- is a prefix occurring originally in loanwords from Latin (subject; subtract; subvert; subsidy). On this model, sub- is freely attached to elements of any origin and used with the meaning “under,” “below,”“beneath” (subalpine; substratum), “slightly,” “imperfectly,” “nearly” (subcolumnar; subtropical), “secondary,” “subordinate” (subcommittee; subplot)
Examples of 'subfreezing' in a sentence
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To improve our understanding, we need a strategy to analyze protein degradation and metabolism at subfreezing temperatures.
Shun Adachi 2017, 'Rigid geometry solves “curse of dimensionality” effects in clustering methods: Anapplication to omics data', PLOS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0179180. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This may be a novel type of low temperature-induced injury in supercooled state at subfreezing temperatures.
Masaya eIshikawa, Asuka eOda, Reiko eFukami, Reiko eFukami, Akira eKuriyama 2015, 'Factors contributing to deep supercooling capability and cold survival in dwarf bamboo(Sasa senanensis) leaf blades.', Frontiers in Plant Sciencehttp://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpls.2014.00791/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)