12-letter words that end in ate
- scrobiculate — furrowed or pitted.
- sell-by date — the last date on which perishable food should be sold, usually established with some allowance for home storage under refrigeration. Compare shelf life.
- selling rate — the rate at which a bank is willing to sell foreign currency
- semiliterate — a person who is semiliterate.
- septemvirate — the ruling body of septemvirs.
- septuplicate — a group, series, or set of seven identical copies (usually preceded by in).
- seraskierate — the headquarters of the seraskier, located in Constantinople; the Turkish War Office
- sextuplicate — a group, series, or set of six identical copies: The application is to be submitted in sextuplicate.
- silver plate — thin coat of silver
- silver state — Nevada (used as a nickname).
- silver-plate — to coat (base metal) with silver, especially by electroplating.
- somnambulate — to walk during sleep; sleepwalk.
- sooner state — Oklahoma (used as a nickname).
- sophisticate — a sophisticated person.
- sorosilicate — any of the silicates in which each silicate tetrahedron shares one of its four oxygen atoms with a neighboring tetrahedron, the ratio of silicon to oxygen being two to seven.
- specbaserate — A variant of SPECrate that reports "baseline" results, using stricter run rules. See SPECrate_base_fp92, SPECrate_base_int92.
- steady state — physics: condition which does not change over time
- straticulate — made up of or arranged in thin layers.
- strike plate — strike (def 67).
- strophiolate — having a strophiole
- subaggregate — a subtotal
- subalternate — subordinate.
- subdeaconate — subdiaconate.
- subdiaconate — the office or dignity of a subdeacon.
- subduplicate — of the square root of ratios
- subinfeudate — to grant (lands) by subinfeudation
- substantiate — to establish by proof or competent evidence: to substantiate a charge.
- subtemperate — of, relating to, or occurring in the colder parts of the Temperate Zone.
- sunset state — Oregon (used as a nickname).
- superannuate — to allow to retire from service or office on a pension because of age or infirmity.
- superelevate — to raise above a normal level
- supererogate — to do more than duty requires.
- superovulate — to produce more than the normal number of ova at one time, as through hormone treatment.
- switch plate — a plate, usually of metal, ceramic, or plastic, covering a switch so that the knob or toggle protrudes.
- tergiversate — to change repeatedly one's attitude or opinions with respect to a cause, subject, etc.; equivocate.
- tetrahydrate — a hydrate that contains four molecules of water, as potassium sodium tartrate, KNaC 4 H 4 O 6 ·4H 2 O.
- tetranitrate — a compound containing four nitrate groups.
- thioarsenate — any of a group of chemical compounds considered salts of the thioarsenic acids
- thiosulphate — any salt of thiosulphuric acid
- third estate — the third of the three estates or political orders: the commons in France or England. Compare estate (def 5).
- transmigrate — to move or pass from one place to another.
- transvaluate — to change the value of
- tricorporate — having three bodies
- tricuspidate — having three cusps or flaps.
- trifoliolate — having three leaflets, as a compound leaf.
- triphosphate — a salt derived from triphosphoric acid.
- unarticulate — not articulated; not having the use of intelligible language
- uncollegiate — of or relating to a college: collegiate life.
- uncomplicate — to make complex, intricate, involved, or difficult: His recovery from the operation was complicated by an allergic reaction.
- unconsecrate — profane or base