12-letter words that end in te
- harvest mite — chigger (def 1).
- hedenbergite — a contact metamorphic mineral of the pyroxene family, calcium ferrous silicate, CaFe(SiO 3) 2 , that forms black prismatic crystals in crystalline limestone.
- hellgrammite — the aquatic larva of a dobsonfly, used as bait in fishing.
- hemichordate — belonging or pertaining to the chordates of the phylum Hemichordata, comprising small, widely distributed, marine animals, as the acorn worms.
- hemimorphite — a hydrous zinc silicate mineral, Zn 4 (OH) 2 Si 2 O 7 ⋅H 2 O, occurring in clear, colorless orthorhombic crystals; calamine: an ore of zinc.
- hemiparasite — A plant that obtains or may obtain part of its food by parasitism, e.g., mistletoe, which also photosynthesizes.
- heptahydrate — a hydrate that contains seven molecules of water, as magnesium sulfate, MgSO 4 ⋅7H 2 O.
- heterogamete — either of a pair of conjugating gametes differing in form, size, structure, or sex.
- heterozygote — a hybrid containing genes for two unlike forms of a characteristic, and therefore not breeding true to type.
- hockey skate — a tubular ice skate having a shorter blade than a racing skate and often having a reinforced shoe for protection.
- holkar state — a former state of central India, ruled by the Holkar dynasty of Maratha rulers of Indore (18th century until 1947)
- hydnocarpate — a salt or ester of hydnocarpic acid.
- hydrobromate — (chemistry) hydrobromide.
- hydrophilite — a white mineral consisting of potassium and calcium
- hydrosulfate — a salt formed by the direct union of sulfuric acid with an organic base, especially an alkaloid, and usually more soluble than the base.
- hydrosulfite — hyposulfite (def 1).
- hydrozincite — a hydrous zinc carbonate, Zn 5 (CO 3) 2 (OH) 6 , an important ore of zinc in some localities.
- hyperinflate — to subject to hyperinflation: hyperinflated prices.
- hypochlorite — a salt or ester of hypochlorous acid.
- hyposulphate — a salt derived from hyposulphuric acid
- hyposulphite — Also called hydrosulfite. a salt of hyposulfurous acid.
- illegitimate — born of parents who are not married to each other; born out of wedlock: an illegitimate child.
- impassionate — filled with passion; impassioned.
- in duplicate — in two copies, times two
- in the white — (of wood or furniture) left unpainted or unvarnished
- inarticulate — lacking the ability to express oneself, especially in clear and effective speech: an inarticulate public speaker.
- incapacitate — to deprive of ability, qualification, or strength; make incapable or unfit; disable.
- incoordinate — not coordinate; not coordinated.
- indeliberate — done without care; special planning or deliberation; unintentional.
- indo-hittite — a language family in which Proto-Anatolian and Proto-Indo-European are considered coordinate. Compare Hittite (def 2).
- indoctrinate — to instruct in a doctrine, principle, ideology, etc., especially to imbue with a specific partisan or biased belief or point of view.
- inoperculate — having no operculum.
- inspectorate — the office or function of an inspector.
- interfoliate — to interleave
- interlineate — interline1 (defs 1, 2).
- intermediate — being, situated, or acting between two points, stages, things, persons, etc.: the intermediate steps in a procedure.
- interoperate — (computing) To work reliably with another system.
- interpellate — to call formally upon (a minister or member of a government) in interpellation.
- interpretate — to interpret
- intrinsicate — (obsolete) intricate.
- invertebrate — Zoology. not vertebrate; without a backbone. of or relating to creatures without a backbone.
- iron sulfate — ferrous sulfate.
- jeffersonite — (mineralogy) A variety of pyroxene of olive-green color passing into brown. It contains zinc.
- joint estate — an estate owned by two or more people with the same rights of possession
- keratinocyte — An epidermal cell that produces keratin.
- kissing gate — a gate hung in a narrow enclosure having the shape of a U or a V , allowing only one person to pass at a time.
- landgraviate — the office, jurisdiction, or territory of a landgrave.
- lead acetate — a white, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous solid, Pb(C 2 H 3 O 2) 2 ⋅3H 2 O, used chiefly as a mordant in dyeing and printing textiles and as a drier in paints and varnishes.
- leading note — the seventh degree of a diatonic scale; subtonic.
- ledger plate — a strip of wood laid flat across the tops of studding as a support for joists.