subelementary en · ADJ
Etymology
From sub- + elementary.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) At a more fundamental level than the elementary particles.
Genesis is a procedure by which the molecular structure of matter is broken down, not into subatomic parts as in nuclear fission, or even into elementary particles, but into subelementary particle-waves.
2004, Vonda N. McIntyre, Star Trek: Signature Edition: Duty, Honor, Redemption, page 62: