16-letter words that end in te
- polar coordinate — Usually, polar coordinates. one of two coordinates used to locate a point in a plane by the length of its radius vector and the angle this vector makes with the polar axis (polar angle)
- precast concrete — ready-formed cement mixture
- publication date — the date on which a book or periodical is or is planned to be published.
- quasi-legitimate — according to law; lawful: the property's legitimate owner.
- quinquefoliolate — (botany) Having five leaflets.
- reasons of state — political justifications for an immoral act
- restriction site — the place on a DNA molecule where a restriction enzyme acts.
- rhine palatinate — See under Palatinate (def 1).
- rock creek butte — a mountain in NE Oregon: highest peak in the Blue Mountains. 9106 feet (2777 meters).
- russian roulette — a game of high risk in which each player in turn, using a revolver containing one bullet, spins the cylinder of the revolver, points the muzzle at the head, and pulls the trigger.
- sodium bisulfate — a colorless crystalline compound, NaHSO 4 , soluble in water: used in dyeing, in the manufacture of cement, paper, soap, and an acid-type cleaner.
- sodium bisulfite — Sodium bisulfite is a crystalline compound used as an antioxidant and stabilizing agent.
- sodium carbonate — Also called soda ash. an anhydrous, grayish-white, odorless, water-soluble powder, Na 2 CO 3 , usually obtained by the Solvay process and containing about 1 percent of impurities consisting of sulfates, chlorides, and bicarbonates of sodium: used in the manufacture of glass, ceramics, soaps, paper, petroleum products, sodium salts, as a cleanser, for bleaching, and in water treatment.
- sodium cyclamate — a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, NaC 6 NH 1 2 SO 3 , that has been used as a sweetening agent: banned by the FDA in 1970.
- sodium methylate — a white, free-flowing, flammable powder, CH 3 ONa, decomposed by water to sodium hydroxide and methyl alcohol: used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- sodium perborate — a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, NaBO 2 ⋅3H 2 O or NaBO 3 ⋅4H 2 O, used chiefly as a bleaching agent and antiseptic.
- sodium phosphate — Also called monobasic sodium phosphate. a white, crystalline, slightly hygroscopic, water-soluble powder, NaH 2 PO 4 , used chiefly in dyeing and in electroplating.
- soufflé omelette — a very light fluffy dish made with egg yolks and stiffly beaten egg whites
- spanish omelette — an omelette made by adding green peppers, onions, tomato, etc, to the eggs
- stationary state — any of several energy states an atom may occupy without emitting electromagnetic radiation.
- strawberry blite — a plant, Chenopodium capitatum, having dense, rounded clusters of minute reddish flowers.
- styralyl acetate — methylphenylcarbinyl acetate.
- succession state — any of a number of usually new states that are established in or expand over the territory formerly ruled by one large state
- thallium sulfate — a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous solid, Tl 2 SO 4 , used chiefly as an insecticide and rodenticide.
- the beaver state — a name for the state of Oregon
- the cotton state — a nickname for Alabama
- the creole state — a nickname for Louisiana
- the silver state — the nickname of the US state of Nevada, which comes from the large amount of silver discovered and mined there
- the sooner state — the nickname of the US state of Oklahoma, which comes from the name of its early settlers
- three-card monte — a gambling game in which the players are shown three cards and bet that they can identify one particular card of the three, as stipulated by the dealer, after the cards have been moved around face down by the dealer.
- transubstantiate — to change from one substance into another; transmute.
- transverse flute — the normal orchestral flute, as opposed to the recorder (or fipple flute)
- up-to-the-minute — extending to the present moment, as information, facts, or style: an up-to-the-minute news report.
- upper palatinate — See under Palatinate (def 1).
- utilization rate — The utilization rate is the percentage of the total equipment or refinery which is involved in producing something.
- walking delegate — (formerly) an official appointed by a trade union to go from place to place to investigate working conditions, to ascertain whether union contracts were being fulfilled, and, sometimes, to negotiate contracts between employers and the union.
- washington state — the state of Washington, especially as distinguished from Washington, D.C.