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Kazoonouna toy wind instrument that has a membrane that makes a sound when you hum into the mouthpieceverified
Kedgareenouna dish of rice and hard-boiled eggs and cooked flaked fish, often smoked haddock, native to Indiaverified
Kedgereenouna dish of rice and hard-boiled eggs and cooked flaked fish, often smoked haddock, native to Indiaverified
Keeshondnouna spitz-like dog, originating in Holland, having a shaggy greyish coat and tightly curled tailverified
Kei ApplenounMWEvigorous South African spiny shrub grown for its round yellow juicy edible fruitsverified
Kei Apple BushnounMWEa vigorous South African spiny shrub grown for its round yellow juicy edible fruitsverified
Kelpienoun(Scottish folklore) water spirit in the form of a horse that likes to drown its ridersverified
Kelpynounin Scottish folklore, a water spirit in the form of a horse that likes to drown its ridersverified
Kelvinnounthe basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unitesverified
Kendal GreennounMWEa green dye, often used to color cloth, which is obtained from the woad plantverified
Kenningnouna metaphoric name for something that is often common or simple, used especially in Old English and Old Norse poetryverified
Kenonouna game in which numbered balls are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cardsverified
Kenogenesisnounintroduction during embryonic development of characters or structure not present in the earlier evolutionary history of the strain or species, such as the addition of the placenta in mammalian evolutionverified
Kentannounan east Asian perennial having large reddish-orange black-spotted flowers with reflexed petalsverified
Keratinnouna fibrous scleroprotein that occurs in the outer layer of the skin and in horny tissues such as hair, feathers, nails, and hoovesverified
Keratinisationnounan organic process by which keratin is deposited in cells and the cells become horny, as in nails and hairverified
Keratinizationnounan organic process by which keratin is deposited in cells and the cells become horny, as in nails and hairverified
Keratoacanthomanounskin tumor that grows rapidly, especially in older people, and resembles a carcinoma but does not spreadverified
Keratoderma BlennorrhagicanounMWEa skin disease characterized by a scaly rash on the palms and solesverified
Keratomalacianounsoftening and drying and ulceration of the cornea resulting from vitamin A deficiencyverified
Keratoplastynouna surgical procedure in which part or all of a damaged or diseased cornea is replaced by healthy corneal tissue from a donorverified
Keratoscopenouna medical instrument to examine the cornea in order to detect irregularities in its anterior surfaceverified
Keratoscopynounexamination of the cornea with a keratoscope to detect irregularities in its anterior surfaceverified
Keratosis BlennorrhagicanounMWEskin disease characterized by a scaly rash on the palms and solesverified
Keratosis FollicularisnounMWEa rare hereditary condition marked by dark crusted patches, sometimes containing pusverified
Keratosis NigricansnounMWEa skin disease characterized by dark wartlike patches in the body foldsverified
Keratosis PilarisnounMWEkeratosis characterized by hard conical elevations in the openings of sebaceous glands, especially of arms and thighsverified
Kerb CrawlernounMWEsomeone who drives slowly along the curb seeking sex from prostitutes or other womenverified
KerberosnounA widely used authentication protocol developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). In “classic” Kerberos, users share a secret password with a Key Distribution Center (KDC). The user, Alice, who wishes to communicate with another user, Bob, authenticates to the KDC and is furnished a “ticket” by the KDC to use to authenticate with Bob. When Kerberos authentication is based on passwords, the protocol is known to be vulnerable to off-line dictionary attacks by eavesdroppers who capture the initial user-to-KDC exchange. Longer password length and complexity provide some mitigation to this vulnerability, although sufficiently long passwords tend to be cumbersome for users.Capability
Kerchiefnouna square scarf that is folded into a triangle and worn over the head or about the neckverified
Kerionnounringworm infection of the hair follicles of the scalp and beard that usually results in a swelling that is covered with pustules and oozes fluidverified
KernelnounThe essential center of a computer operating system, the core that provides basic services for all other parts of the operating system. A synonym is nucleus. A kernel can be contrasted with a shell, the outermost part of an operating system that interacts with user commands. Kernel and shell are terms used more frequently in Unix and some other operating systems than in IBM mainframe systems.System
Kernel modenounMWEUsed for execution of privileged instructions for the internal operation of the system. In kernel mode, there are no protections from errors or malicious activity and all parts of the system and memory are accessible.System
Ketaminenouna general anesthetic and tranquilizer (not a barbiturate) that is administered intravenously or intramuscularlyverified
Ketembillanouna small shrubby spiny tree cultivated for its maroon-purple fruit with sweet purple pulp tasting like gooseberriesverified
Ketembilla TreenounMWEa small shrubby spiny tree cultivated for its maroon-purple fruit with sweet purple pulp tasting like gooseberriesverified
Ketoacidosis-Resistant DiabetesnounMWEa mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adultsverified
Ketoacidosis-Resistant Diabetes MellitusnounMWEa mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adultsverified
Ketoacidurianounexcessive amounts of ketone bodies in the urine as in diabetes mellitus or starvationverified
Ketonenounany of a class of organic compounds having a carbonyl group linked to a carbon atom in each of two hydrocarbon radicalsverified
Ketone BodynounMWEa ketone that is an intermediate product of the breakdown of fats in the bodyverified