SUBSESQUI-

Sub‐ses″qui– (?). [[Pref. sub- + sesqui-.]] (Chem.) A prefix (also used adjectively) denoting the combination of constituents (especially electro-negative and electro-positive bodies) in the proportion of two to three; as, a subsesqui acetate, i.e., a salt having two equivalents of acetic acid to three of the base.