also subatomic, 1874, from sub- + atomic. Sub-atom is attested from 1868.
sub voce
sub-acute
subaltern
sub-aqueous
sub-arctic
sub-atomic
sub-category
subclass
subcommittee
subconscious
subcontinent
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