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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corylus avellana means: small nut-bearing tree much grown in Europe

cytopathogenic means: of or relating to or causing pathological changes in cells

dna means: (biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information

drilling fluid means: a mixture of clays and chemicals and water; pumped down the drill pipe to lubricate and cool the drilling bit and to flush out the cuttings and to strengthen the sides of the hole

feedstock means: the raw material that is required for some industrial process

flagellum means: a lash-like appendage used for locomotion (e.g., in sperm cells and some bacteria and protozoa)

flagellum means: a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)

gaelic-speaking means: able to communicate in Gaelic

get worse means: deteriorate in health

glossalgia means: pain in the tongue

gossipy means: prone to friendly informal communication

malonylurea means: a white crystalline acid derived from pyrimidine; used in preparing barbiturate drugs

next of kin means: the person who is (or persons who are) most closely related to a given person

overseas means: in a foreign country

overseas means: being or passing over or across the sea

overseas means: in a place across an ocean

overseas means: beyond or across the sea

prolate cycloid means: a cycloid generated by a point outside the rolling circle

relational adjective means: an adjective that classifies its noun (e.g., `a nervous disease' or `a musical instrument')

running mate means: a nominee for the lesser of two closely related political offices