15-letter words containing ate
- interpenetrated — Simple past tense and past participle of interpenetrate.
- interpenetrates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of interpenetrate.
- iranian plateau — a plateau in SW Asia, mostly in Iran, extending from the Tigris to the Indus rivers. 1,000,000 sq. mi. (2,590,000 sq. km).
- isoamyl acetate — a colorless liquid, C 7 H 14 O 2 , used in flavorings, perfumery, and as a solvent. Compare banana oil (def 1).
- isolated camera — a television camera used to isolate a subject, part of a sports play, etc., for instant replay.
- isothiocyanates — Plural form of isothiocyanate.
- james rainwater — (Leo) James, 1917–86, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1975.
- jayhawker state — Kansas (used as a nickname).
- jubilate-sunday — Also called Jubilate Sunday. the third Sunday after Easter: so called from the first word of the 65th Psalm in the Vulgate, which is used as the introit.
- laminated glass — Laminated glass is safety glass in which a transparent plastic film is placed between plates of glass.
- langres plateau — a calcareous plateau of E France north of Dijon between the Seine and the Saône, reaching over 580 m (1900 ft): forms a watershed between rivers flowing to the Mediterranean and to the English Channel
- late in the day — in the evening
- latensification — (in photography) the process of intensifying a latent image by the use of chemicals, extra exposure to light, or other means
- latent function — any function of an institution or other social phenomenon that is unintentional and often unrecognized.
- latent learning — learning mediated neither by reward nor by the expectation of reward
- lateral fissure — the fissure separating the frontal, temporal, and parietal lobes of the cerebrum.
- lateral moraine — a moraine formed at the side of a glacier.
- lateran council — any of the five ecumenical councils (1123, 1139, 1179, 1215, 1512–17) held in the Lateran Palace.
- linalyl acetate — a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C 12 H 20 O 2 , having a pleasant odor: used chiefly in perfumes, cosmetics, toilet water, and soap.
- lithium citrate — a white crystalline solid sometimes used in the treatment of manic-depressive illness and mania. Formula: Li3C6H5O7
- lone star state — Texas (used as a nickname).
- macroaggregated — in the form of a macroaggregate
- malappropriated — misused or mishandled
- manx shearwater — a European oceanic bird, Puffinus puffinus, with long slender wings and black-and-white plumage: family Procellariidae (shearwaters)
- materialisation — Alternative spelling of materialization.
- materialistical — Alternative form of materialistic.
- materialization — to come into perceptible existence; appear; become actual or real; be realized or carried out: Our plans never materialized.
- maternity dress — a dress worn by a pregnant woman and which is designed to allow for the changes in body size which take place during pregnancy
- maternity grant — (in the British National Insurance scheme) a flat-rate benefit for pregnant women on low incomes
- maternity leave — a leave of absence for an expectant or new mother for the birth and care of the baby.
- melamine-coated — covered with an outer layer of melamine
- metaphase plate — a plane in the equatorial region of the spindle in dividing cells, along which the chromosomes become arranged during the metaphase.
- methylphenidate — a central nervous system stimulant, C 1 4 H 1 9 NO 2 , used in the control of hyperkinetic syndromes and narcolepsy.
- metropolitanate — the office or province of a metropolitan
- mis-categorized — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- misappropriated — to put to a wrong use.
- misappropriates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misappropriate.
- miscommunicated — Simple past tense and past participle of miscommunicate.
- mitigate a risk — If something or someone mitigates a risk, they make the effects of a loss or risk less unpleasant, harmful, or serious.
- moderate breeze — a wind of 13–18 miles per hour (5.8–8 m/sec).
- moderate-income — of or relating to those with a close-to-average income within the overall population.
- monounsaturated — of or noting a class of fats that lack a hydrogen bond at one point on the carbon chain and that are associated with a low cholesterol content of the blood.
- most up-to-date — in accordance with the latest or newest ideas, standards, techniques, styles, etc.; modern.
- mouthwateringly — In a mouthwatering manner.
- multiarticulate — Able to bend or hinge at more than one point.
- multilateralism — having several or many sides; many-sided.
- multilateralist — Supporting or advocating multilateralism.
- multilateralize — to open to participation by several nations, organizations, etc.: to multilateralize trade agreements.
- multinucleolate — having two or more nucleoli
- neighbor states — the states or countries next to another state or country