subtrahend
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sub·tra·hend
(sŭb'trə-hĕnd') 
n.
A quantity or number to be subtracted from another.
n.
A quantity or number to be subtracted from another.
[From Latin subtrahendum, neuter gerundive of subtrahere, to subtract. See subtract.]
Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry:
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subtrahend
(in mathematics) the number to be subtracted from another number (the minuend).
| subtractive hybridization, subtractive cloning, subtligase | |
| subunit, subunit-exchange chromatography, succinamic acid |
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- Quantities, Relationships, and Operations - subtrahend: number to be subtracted from minuend
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