Words starting with k

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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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agglomerated means: clustered together but not coherent

backflowing means: a flow that returns toward its source

battle of poitiers means: the battle in 1356 in which the English under the Black Prince defeated the French

beaver state means: a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific

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

fanny means: external female sex organs

fanny means: the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

genus anacyclus means: a Spanish pellitory

genus athrotaxis means: a genus of gymnosperm

ham hock means: a small cut of meat from the leg just above the foot

hard water means: water that contains mineral salts (as calcium and magnesium ions) that limit the formation of lather with soap

labiatae means: a large family of aromatic herbs and shrubs having flowers resembling the lips of a mouth and four-lobed ovaries yielding four one-seeded nutlets and including mint; thyme; sage; rosemary

munj means: tough Asiatic grass whose culms are used for ropes and baskets

nuclear fusion means: a nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy

patrilineally means: by descent through the male line

saudi-arabian means: of or relating to Saudi Arabia or its people

south african means: a native or inhabitant of South Africa

south african means: of or pertaining to or characteristic of South Africa or its people

sturgeon means: large primitive fishes valued for their flesh and roe; widely distributed in the North Temperate Zone

thymus vulgaris means: common aromatic garden perennial native to the western Mediterranean; used in seasonings and formerly as medicine