16-letter words containing ate
- freshwater pearl — any of the small pearls produced especially by freshwater mussels.
- frigate mackerel — a small, blue-green, black-striped fish, Auxis thazard, abundant in tropical seas, having dark, oily flesh that is sometimes used as food.
- functional water — water containing additives that provide extra nutritional value
- genetic material — material that stores genetic information; DNA
- gift certificate — a certificate entitling the bearer to select merchandise of a specified cash value from a store, usually presented as a gift.
- gold certificate — a former U.S. paper currency issued by the federal government for circulation from 1865 to 1933, equal to and redeemable for gold to a stated value.
- graduate student — postgraduate-level student
- grant of probate — a certificate stating that a will is valid
- granulated paper — paper with a roughened surface
- granulated sugar — a coarsely ground white sugar, widely used as a sweetener.
- greater antilles — See under Antilles.
- greater sand eel — a large species of sand eel, Hyperoplus lanceolatus
- greater-doxology — Gloria in Excelsis Deo.
- hot-water bottle — a bag, usually of rubber, for holding hot water to apply warmth to some part of the body, as the feet.
- hydrated alumina — a crystalline, water-insoluble powder, Al(OH) 3 or Al 2 O 3 ⋅3H 2 O, obtained chiefly from bauxite: used in the manufacture of glass, ceramics, and printing inks, in dyeing, and in medicine as an antacid and in the treatment of ulcers.
- hypnagogic state — the drowsy period between wakefulness and sleep, during which fantasies and hallucinations often occur.
- hypophosphatemia — (medicine) An electrolyte disturbance in which there is an abnormally low level of phosphate in the blood, most commonly seen when malnourished patients are given large amounts of carbohydrates, creating a high phosphorus demand in the cells of the body.
- illegitimateness — Quality of being illegitimate.
- immediate family — parents, siblings, children
- immersion heater — a small electric coil used to heat a liquid, as a cup of water, in which it is immersed.
- in quadruplicate — in four identical copies
- in quintuplicate — in five identical copies
- in the aggregate — formed by the conjunction or collection of particulars into a whole mass or sum; total; combined: the aggregate amount of indebtedness.
- inarticulateness — lacking the ability to express oneself, especially in clear and effective speech: an inarticulate public speaker.
- income statement — an accounting of income and expenses that indicates a firm's net profit or loss over a certain period of time, usually one year.
- incorporated bar — (in some states) a system of bar associations to which all lawyers are required to belong.
- indiscriminately — not discriminating; lacking in care, judgment, selectivity, etc.: indiscriminate in one's friendships.
- integer specrate — SPECrate_int92
- intercommunicate — to communicate mutually, as people.
- intermediateness — The condition of being intermediate.
- interrelatedness — reciprocally or mutually related: an interrelated series of experiments.
- intimate apparel — lingerie (sense 2)
- irish free state — former name of the Republic of Ireland.
- isoamyl benzoate — a colorless liquid, C 11 H 15 O 2 , having a sharp, fruitlike odor: used in cosmetics.
- killer satellite — an orbiting satellite that can be maneuvered to approach a target satellite and destroy it by exploding
- language isolate — isolate (def 9).
- latent ambiguity — uncertainty that arises when a seemingly clear written instrument is matched against an extrinsic fact, as when a description of something being sold fits two different items.
- lateral meristem — meristem located along the sides of a part, as a stem or root.
- lateral thinking — unconventional or creative problem-solving
- lead(ii) acetate — a white crystalline toxic solid used in dyeing cotton and in making varnishes and enamels. Formula: Pb(CH3CO)2
- leptosporangiate — (of ferns) having each sporangium developing from a single cell, rather than from a group, and normally with specialized explosive spore dispersal
- life-threatening — endangering life: a life-threatening illness.
- lignin sulfonate — a brown powder consisting of a sulfonate salt made from waste liquor of the sulfate pulping process of soft wood: used in concrete, leather tanning, as an additive in oil-well drilling mud, and as a source of vanillin.
- lithium stearate — a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble powder, LiC 18 H 35 O 2 , used chiefly in cosmetics, in plastics, and as a lubricant in powder metallurgy.
- long-nosed skate — a fish; Raja oxyrinchus
- lower palatinate — See under Palatinate (def 1).
- machinist's mate — a petty officer trained to operate, repair, etc. ships' engines
- material culture — the aggregate of physical objects or artifacts used by a society.
- media atropatene — an ancient region in NW Iran, formerly a part of Media.
- meteorite crater — crater (def 2).