Word: subcritical
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: sub
crit
i
cal
Definition: Having insufficient mass to sustain a chain reaction
Morphemes:
Affix: sub-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: almost, nearly
Etymology Compounds: Affix: sub
Language: la
Decoded: sub
Meaning: under
Affix: critical
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Of the point (in temperature, reagent concentration etc.) where a nuclear or chemical reaction becomes self-sustaining.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κριτικός
Language: grc
Decoded: kritikos
Meaning: of or for judging, able to discern