Nouns

kaph

noun

the 11th letter of the Hebrew alphabet

kaon

noun

an unstable meson produced as the result of a high-energy pa...

kapok

noun

massive tropical tree with deep ridges on its massive trunk...

kapuka

noun

small New Zealand broadleaf evergreen tree often cultivated...

karakoram

noun

a mountain range in northern Kashmir; an extension of the Hi...

karakul

noun

hardy coarse-haired sheep of central Asia; lambs are valued...

karlfeldt

noun

Swedish poet whose works incorporate Swedish customs and fol...

karttikeya

noun

Hindu god of bravery

karyokinesis

noun

organic process consisting of the division of the nucleus of...

karyolymph

noun

a clear liquid in the cell nucleus in which the nucleolus an...

karyolysis

noun

disintegration and dissolution of a cell nucleus when a cell...

karyoplasm

noun

the protoplasm that constitutes the nucleus of a cell

karyotype

noun

the appearance of the chromosomal makeup of a somatic cell i...

kassite

noun

an ancient language spoken by the Kassites

katabolism

noun

breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances int...

katamorphism

noun

metamorphism that occurs at or near the earth's surface; bre...

katar

noun

an Arab country on the peninsula of Qatar; achieved independ...

katharevusa

noun

literary style of Modern Greek containing features borrowed...

katharsis

noun

purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evac...

kaunda

noun

statesman who led Northern Rhodesia to full independence as...

kaury

noun

tall timber tree of New Zealand having white straight-graine...

kava

noun

an alcoholic drink made from the aromatic roots of the kava...

keb

noun

Egyptian god of the earth; father of Osiris and Isis

kechuan

noun

the language of the Quechua which was spoken by the Incas

kechua

noun

a member of a South American Indian people in Peru who were...

keble

noun

English clergyman who (with John Henry Newman and Edward Pus...

kedah

noun

sultanate and one of the 13 states that constitute the Feder...

kedgeree

noun

a dish of rice and hard-boiled eggs and cooked flaked fish

keelboat

noun

river boat with a shallow draught and a keel but no sails; u...

keelson

noun

a longitudinal beam connected to the keel of ship to strengt...

keeshond

noun

a spitz-like dog having a shaggy greyish coat and tightly cu...

kekule

noun

German chemist remembered for his discovery of the ring stru...

kelantan

noun

sultanate and one of the 13 states that constitute the Feder...

kelpy

noun

(Scottish folklore) water spirit in the form of a horse that...

kelpie

noun

(Scottish folklore) water spirit in the form of a horse that...

kelt

noun

a member of a European people who once occupied Britain and...

kelter

noun

in working order

kenaf

noun

valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultiv...

kendrew

noun

English biologist noted for studies of the molecular structu...

kennan

noun

United States diplomat who recommended a policy of containme...

kennewick

noun

a town in southern Washington on the Columbia River

kenning

noun

conventional metaphoric name for something, used especially...

kenogenesis

noun

introduction during embryonic development of characters or s...

kenosis

noun

the concept of emptying one's own will and receive God's wil...

keokuk

noun

Sauk leader who aided the United States against Black Hawk (...

kepi

noun

a cap with a flat circular top and a visor

keratalgia

noun

pain in the cornea

keratectasia

noun

abnormal bulging of the cornea of the eye

keratoconus

noun

abnormal cone-shaped protrusion of the cornea of the eye; ca...

keratoderma

noun

any skin disorder consisting of a growth that appears horny