vi|car|i|ate

vi|car|i|ate
vi|car|i|ate «vy KAIR ee iht, -ayt; vih-», noun.
1. a) the office or authority of a vicar. b) a district in the charge of a vicar.
2. a) a political office held by a person as deputy for another. b) the exercise of delegated authority by a person or governing body. c) a district under the rule of a deputy governor.

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  • car|bam|ate — «kahr BAM ayt, KAHR buh mayt», noun. a salt or ester of carbamic acid. ╂[< carbam(ic) + ate2] …   Useful english dictionary

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  • de|car|bon|ate — «dee KAHR buh nayt», transitive verb, at|ed, at|ing. to remove carbon dioxide or carbonic acid from …   Useful english dictionary

  • ses|qui|car|bon|ate — «SEHS kwih KAHR buh nayt, niht», noun. a salt whose composition is between a carbonate and a bicarbonate: »sodium sesquicarbonate. ╂[< Latin sēsqui one and a half + English carbonate] …   Useful english dictionary

  • car´bon|a´tion — car|bon|ate «noun. KAHR buh nayt, niht; verb. KAHR buh nayt», noun, verb, at|ed, at|ing. –n. a salt or ester of carbonic acid, which contains the bivalent group CO3, such as calcium carbonate, CaCO3. –v.t. 1. a) to charge or saturate with carbon… …   Useful english dictionary

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