Nouns

keratodermia

noun

any skin disorder consisting of a growth that appears horny

keratitis

noun

inflammation of the cornea causing watery painful eyes and b...

keratoplasty

noun

a surgical procedure in which part or all of a damaged or di...

keratoscope

noun

medical instrument to examine the cornea in order to detect...

keratosis

noun

a skin condition marked by an overgrowth of layers of horny...

keratoscopy

noun

examination of the cornea with a keratoscope to detect irreg...

keratotomy

noun

surgical incision into the cornea

kerbela

noun

a city of central Iraq to the south of Baghdad; a holy city...

kerbstone

noun

a paving stone forming part of a curb

kernite

noun

a light soft mineral consisting of hydrated sodium borate in...

kerosine

noun

a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heater...

kerugma

noun

preaching the gospel of Christ in the manner of the early ch...

kerygma

noun

preaching the gospel of Christ in the manner of the early ch...

ketohexose

noun

a monosaccharide having six carbon atoms and a ketone group

ketonemia

noun

an abnormal increase of ketone bodies in the blood as in dia...

ketonuria

noun

excessive amounts of ketone bodies in the urine as in diabet...

ketose

noun

any monosaccharide sugar that contains a ketone group or its...

kettledrum

noun

a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument...

ketosis

noun

an abnormal increase of ketone bodies in the blood as in dia...

ketubim

noun

the third of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures

keynesianism

noun

the economic theories of John Maynard Keynes who advocated g...

khachaturian

noun

Russian composer (born in Armenia) whose works are romantic...

khabarovsk

noun

a city on the Amur River on the border of China and the capi...

khaddar

noun

a coarse homespun cotton cloth made in India

khalkha

noun

the Mongol people living in the central and eastern parts of...

khamsin

noun

an oppressively hot southerly wind from the Sahara that blow...

khalsa

noun

the group of initiated Sikhs to which devout orthodox Sikhs...

khanate

noun

the position of a khan

khios

noun

an island in the Aegean Sea off the west coast of Turkey; be...

khoisan

noun

a family of languages spoken in southern Africa

kibbutznik

noun

a member of a kibbutz

kibe

noun

ulcerated chilblain on the heel

kickshaw

noun

something considered choice to eat

kicksorter

noun

scientific instrument consisting of an electronic circuit th...

kidskin

noun

soft smooth leather from the hide of a young goat

kieselguhr

noun

a light soil consisting of siliceous diatom remains and ofte...

kieserite

noun

a white mineral consisting of hydrous magnesium sulfate ofte...

kilderkin

noun

an obsolete British unit of capacity equal to 18 Imperial ga...

kiley

noun

an Australian boomerang; one side flat and the other convex

killdeer

noun

American plover of inland waters and fields having a distinc...

killifish

noun

small mostly marine warm-water carp-like schooling fishes; u...

kilobyte

noun

a unit of information equal to 1000 bytes

kilocycle

noun

one thousand periods per second

kilocalorie

noun

a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise...

kiloliter

noun

a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 1000 liters

kilovolt

noun

a unit of potential equal to a thousand volts

kimberlite

noun

a rare type of peridotite that sometimes contains diamonds;...

kinaesthesia

noun

the ability to feel movements of the limbs and body

kinase

noun

an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of a proenzyme to an...

kinchinjunga

noun

a mountain the Himalayas on the border between Nepal and Tib...