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unsubbed en · VERB · etymology 1

Etymology

From unsub + -ed.

Meanings

  1. (form-of, participle, past) simple past and past participle of unsub
    form of unsub

unsubbed en · ADJ · etymology 2

Etymology

From un- + subbed.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Not subbed: ▸ Not subedited.
    • At the most basic level there need to be folders for unsubbed copy, subbed copy, pictures or artwork, finished pages[…]. 2002, Wynford Hicks, Tim Holmes, Subediting for Journalists, page 116:
    • A single designated "overseas news" sub will give agency copy a cursory read through, slug it and send it out unsubbed. 1985, Southern African Society of Journalists, The Journalist:
  2. (not-comparable) Not subbed: ▸ Not coated with a layer of adhering material.
  3. (not-comparable, qualifier:microscopy) Not subbed: ▸ Not layered with a coating that will help fix the sample in place.
    • Samples often are lost from unsubbed slides, particularly during the hybridization step. 1995, Larry J. Kricka, Nonisotopic Probing, Blotting, and Sequencing, page 175:
    • Add 50 mg of gelatin (Fisher Scientific) per liter of H₂O if using unsubbed slides. 2006, David L. Spector, Robert D. Goldman, Basic Methods in Microscopy: Protocols and Concepts from Cells: A Laboratory Manual, page 115:
  4. (not-comparable) Not subbed: ▸ Not provided with subtitles.