Words starting with k

Words, definitions, meanings and synonyms

k means: street names for ketamine

k means: the 11th letter of the Roman alphabet

k means: a unit of information equal to 1024 bytes

k means: a unit of information equal to 1000 bytes

k means: the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

k means: the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

k means: a light soft silver-white metallic element of the alkali metal group; oxidizes rapidly in air and reacts violently with water; is abundant in nature in combined forms occurring in sea water and in carnallite and kainite and sylvite

k means: denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000 items or units

k particle means: an unstable meson produced as the result of a high-energy particle collision

k ration means: a small package of emergency rations; issued to United States troops in World War II

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american bittern means: a kind of bittern

anagogical means: based on or exemplifying anagoge

apgar score means: an assessment of the physical condition of a newborn infant; involves heart rate and muscle tone and respiratory effort and color and reflex responsiveness

ateles means: spider monkeys

card-playing means: preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially games of chance

columbus day means: a legal holiday commemorating the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus

cottonmouth means: venomous semiaquatic snake of swamps in southern United States

digitalization means: the administration of digitalis for the treatment of certain heart disorders

diploic vein means: one of the veins serving the spongy part of the cranial bones

ethelred the unready means: king of the English who succeeded to the throne after his half-brother Edward the Martyr was murdered; he struggled unsuccessfully against the invading Danes (969-1016)

fecal means: of or relating to feces

gehrig means: baseball player who died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (1903-1941)

genus desmidium means: a genus of protoctist

guadalupe mountains means: a mountain range in southern New Mexico and western Texas; the southern extension of the Sacramento Mountains

masquerade ball means: a ball at which guests wear costumes and masks

narrow boat means: a long boat that carries freight and is narrow enough to be used in canals

pending means: awaiting conclusion or confirmation

political relation means: social relations involving intrigue to gain authority or power

sesamoid means: any of several small round bones formed in a tendon where it passes over a joint

venus's curse means: a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact