SUBMERSION
Sub*mer"sion, n. Etym: [L. submersio: cf. F. submersion.]
1. The act of submerging, or putting under water or other fluid, or of causing to be overflowed; the act of plunging under water, or of drowning.
2. The state of being put under water or other fluid, or of being overflowed or drowned.
SUBMETALLIC
Sub`me*tal"lic, a.
Defn: Imperfectly metallic; as, a submetallic luster.
SUBMINISTER
Sub*min"is*ter, v. t. Etym: [L. subministrare, subministratum. See
Sub-, and Ministre, v. t.]
Defn: To supply; to afford. [Obs.] Sir M. Hale.
SUBMINISTER
Sub*min"is*ter, v. i.
Defn: To be subservient; to be useful. [Obs.] "Our passions . . . subminister to the best and worst purposes." L'EStrange.
SUBMINISTRANT
Sub*min"is*trant, a. Etym: [L. subministrans, p.pr.]