3. As a noun suffix, it marks the agent; as, curate, delegate. It also sometimes marks the office or dignity; as, tribunate.
4. In chemistry it is used to denote the salts formed from those acids whose names end -ic (excepting binary or halogen acids); as, sulphate from sulphuric acid, nitrate from nitric acid, etc. It is also used in the case of certain basic salts.
ATECHNIC
A*tech"nic, a. Etym: [Pref. a- not + technic.]
Defn: Without technical or artistic knowledge.
Difficult to convey to the atechnic reader. Etching & Engr.
ATELES
At"e*les, n. Etym: [Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A genus of American monkeys with prehensile tails, and having the thumb wanting or rudimentary. See Spider monkey, and Coaita.
ATELETS SAUCE; SAUCE AUX HATELETS
A`te*lets" sauce or Sauce` aux ha`te*lets". [F. hâtelet skewer.]
Defn: A sauce (such as egg and bread crumbs) used for covering bits of meat, small birds, or fish, strung on skewers for frying.
ATELIER
A`te*lier" n. Etym: [F.]
Defn: A workshop; a studio.