ALATE | • alate adj. (Entomology, botany) Having winglike extensions or parts; winged. • alate n. A winged, reproductive form of several social insects. • alate adv. (Archaic) recently; lately; of late. |
AMYGDALATE | • amygdalate adj. Of or pertaining to almonds. • amygdalate n. (Obsolete, uncountable) almond milk. • amygdalate n. (Organic chemistry, countable) Any salt or ester of amygdalic acid. |
CARDINALATE | • cardinalate n. The dignity and ecclesiastic office of Roman Catholic cardinal. • cardinalate n. Collective term for the cardinals. • CARDINALATE n. the office or dignity of cardinal; the cardinals collectively. |
CEPHALATE | • cephalate adj. (Zoology) Having a head. • CEPHALATE adj. having a head. |
DEALATE | • dealate adj. (Entomology) Having lost or shed its wings, usually in the normal course of its life cycle. • dealate n. (Entomology) A creature that has lost or shed its wings. • dëalate adj. (Entomology) Alternative spelling of dealate. |
ESCALATE | • escalate v. (Transitive, intransitive) To increase (something) in extent or intensity; to intensify or step up. • escalate v. (Transitive) In technical support, to transfer a customer, a problem, etc. to the next higher level of authority. • escalate v. (Uncommon) To climb. |
GENERALATE | • GENERALATE n. the office of a general. |
INTERCALATE | • intercalate v. To insert an extra leap day into a calendar in order to maintain synchrony with natural phenomena. • intercalate v. To insert an extra month into a calendar for the same purpose. The Hebrew calendar has such a month. • intercalate v. (Molecular biology) To insert a substance between two or more molecules, bases, cells, or tissues. |
MALATE | • malate n. (Organic chemistry) A salt or ester of malic acid. • MALATE n. a salt of malic acid, also MALEATE. |
OXALATE | • oxalate n. (Organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of oxalic acid. • oxalate v. To coat (Steel, etc.) with an oxalate. • OXALATE n. a salt of oxalic acid. |
PALATE | • palate n. (Anatomy) The roof of the mouth, separating the cavities of the mouth and nose in vertebrates. • palate n. (Figuratively) A person’s ability to distinguish between and appreciate different flavors. • palate n. (Figuratively) Mental relish; a liking or affinity for something. |
PHTHALATE | • phthalate n. (Organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of a phthalic acid. • PHTHALATE n. a salt of phthalic acid. |
REESCALATE | • reescalate v. To escalate again. • REESCALATE v. to escalate again. |
TANTALATE | • tantalate n. (Chemistry) any salt of tantalic acid. • TANTALATE n. a salt of tantalic acid. |
TEREPHTHALATE | • terephthalate n. (Organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of terephthalic acid. • TEREPHTHALATE n. a salt or ester of terephthalic acid. |