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Kicksorternounscientific instrument consisting of an electronic circuit that permits only voltage pulses of predetermined height to passverified
Kickstandnouna swiveling metal rod attached to a bicycle or motorcycle or other two-wheeled vehicleverified
Kidgereenouna dish of rice and hard-boiled eggs and cooked flaked fish, often smoked haddock, native to Indiaverified
Kidnappingnounthe unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonmentverified
Kidneynouna bean-shaped excretory organ that filters urea and other waste from the blood and excretes themverified
Kidney BeannounMWEa variety of beans grown for the seeds rather than the pods, and having large red kidney-shaped beansverified
Kidney BegonianounMWEa rhizomatous begonia with roundish fleshy leaves reddish colored beneathverified
Kidney FailurenounMWEan inability of the kidneys to excrete wastes and to help maintain the electrolyte balanceverified
Kidney PienounMWEa savoury pie that is filled principally with a mixture of diced beef, diced kidney, often of ox, lamb, or pork, fried onion, and brown gravy. verified
Kidney VetchnounMWEa perennial Eurasian herb having heads of red or yellow flowers and common in meadows and pasturesverified
Kidney WortnounMWEa widely spreading evergreen shrub of southwestern United States with flower heads in a leafy panicleverified
Kieselguhrnouna light soil consisting of siliceous diatom remains and often used as a filtering materialverified
Kieseritenouna white mineral consisting of hydrous magnesium sulfate often found in salt minesverified
Killdeer PlovernounMWEan American plover of inland waters and fields having a distinctive cryverified
Killer BeenounMWEa strain of bees that originated in Brazil in the 1950s as a cross between an aggressive African bee and a honeybeeverified
Killer T CellnounMWET cell with CD8 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and binds to the infected cell and kill itverified
Killing FieldnounMWEan area where many people have died, usually by massacre or genocide during war or violent civil disturbanceverified
Kilocalorienouna unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water by one degree at one atmosphere pressureverified
Kilogram CalorienounMWEa unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water by one degree at one atmosphere pressureverified
Kilogram-Meternouna unit of work equal to the work done by a one kilogram force operating through a distance of one meterverified
Kilometers Per HournounMWEthe ratio of the distance traveled, in kilometers, to the time spent traveling, in hoursverified
Kilometres Per HournounMWEthe ratio of the distance traveled, in kilometers, to the time spent traveling, in hoursverified
Kilotonnouna measure of explosive power, of an atomic weapon, equal to that of 1000 tons of TNTverified
Kilowatt HournounMWEa unit of energy equal to the work done by a power of 1000 watts operating for one hourverified
Kiltnouna knee-length pleated tartan skirt worn by men as part of the traditional dress in the Highlands of northern Scotlandverified
Kinaesthesianounthe perception of body position and and movement based on input received by sensory organs in the muscles and jointsverified
Kindergartennouna school or class, typically for children age four to six, designed to prepare them for primary schoolverified
Kinematicsnounthe branch of mechanics concerned with motion without reference to force or massverified
Kinesiologynounthe branch of physiology that studies the mechanics and anatomy in relation to human movementverified
Kinesisnouna movement that is a response to a stimulus but is not oriented with respect to the source of stimulationverified
Kinesthesianounthe perception of body position and and movement based on input received by sensory organs in the muscles and jointsverified
Kinetic TheorynounMWE(physics) a theory that gases consist of small particles in random motionverified
Kinetic Theory of HeatnounMWEa theory that the temperature of a body increases when kinetic energy increasesverified
Kinetochorenouna specialized condensed region of each chromosome that appears during mitosis where the chromatids are held together to form an X shapeverified
Kinetoscopenouna device invented by Edison that gave an impression of movement as an endless loop of film moved continuously over a light source with a rapid shutterverified
Kinetosisnounthe state of being dizzy or nauseated because of the motions that occur while traveling in or on a moving vehicleverified
Kingnouna checker that has been moved to the opponent's first row where it is promoted to a piece that is free to move either forward or backwardverified
King BegonianounMWEany of numerous usually rhizomatous hybrid begonias derived from an East Indian plant having rough-textured leaves patterned in silver and bronze and purple and red-brown with inconspicuous flowersverified