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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anorectal means: pertaining to the anus and rectum considered together

body and soul means: with complete faith

chiliast means: a person who believes in the coming of the millennium (a time of great peace and prosperity)

computer business means: a business that manufactures and sells computers

cylinder head means: a detachable plate that covers the closed end of a cylinder chamber in a reciprocating engine or pump

douglas fairbanks means: United States film actor noted for his swashbuckling roles (1883-1939)

fasciculus means: a bundle of fibers (especially nerve fibers)

gaius julius caesar means: conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC)

genus alcedo means: type genus of the Alcedinidae

lager means: a camp defended by a circular formation of wagons

lager means: a general term for beer made with bottom fermenting yeast (usually by decoction mashing); originally it was brewed in March or April and matured until September

megalomaniacal means: suffering from megalomania

milky way system means: the galaxy containing the solar system; consists of millions of stars that can be seen as a diffuse band of light stretching across the night sky

monopolist means: someone who monopolizes the means of producing or selling something

protogeometric means: characteristic of the earliest phase of geometric art especially in Greece

reburial means: the act of burying again

ringtail means: an immature golden eagle

ringtail means: monkey of Central America and South America having thick hair on the head that resembles a monk's cowl

ringtail means: North American raccoon

ringtail means: raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings