k

street names for ketamine ; the 11th letter of the Roman alphabet ; a unit of information equal to one thousand (1024) bytes ; the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites ; the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100 ; 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'ung futzu

Chinese philosopher whose ideas and sayings were collected after his death and became the basis of a philosophical doctrine known a Confucianism (circa 551-478 BC) ;

k-dur 20

salt of potassium (KCl) (trade names K-Dur 20, Kaochlor and K-lor and Klorvess and K-lyte); taken in tablet form to treat potassium deficiency ;

k-lor

salt of potassium (KCl) (trade names K-Dur 20, Kaochlor and K-lor and Klorvess and K-lyte); taken in tablet form to treat potassium deficiency ;

k-lyte

salt of potassium (KCl) (trade names K-Dur 20, Kaochlor and K-lor and Klorvess and K-lyte); taken in tablet form to treat potassium deficiency ;

k-meson

an unstable meson produced as the result of a high-energy particle collision ;

k.e.

the mechanical energy that a body has by virtue of its motion ;

k2

a mountain peak in the Karakoram Range in northern Kashmir; the 2nd highest peak in the world (28,250 feet high) ;

k particle

an unstable meson produced as the result of a high-energy particle collision ;

k ration

a small package of emergency rations; issued to United States troops in World War II ;

ka

unknown god; an epithet of Prajapati and Brahma ;

kaaba

(Islam) a black stone building in Mecca that is shaped like a cube and that is the most sacred Muslim pilgrim shrine; believed to have been given by Gabriel to Abraham; Muslims turn in its direction when praying ;

kabala

an esoteric theosophy of rabbinical origin based on the Hebrew scriptures and developed between the 7th and 18th centuries ; an esoteric or occult matter resembling the Kabbalah that is traditionally secret ;

kabbala

an esoteric theosophy of rabbinical origin based on the Hebrew scriptures and developed between the 7th and 18th centuries ; an esoteric or occult matter resembling the Kabbalah that is traditionally secret ;

kabbalah

an esoteric theosophy of rabbinical origin based on the Hebrew scriptures and developed between the 7th and 18th centuries ; an esoteric or occult matter resembling the Kabbalah that is traditionally secret ;

kabbalism

adherence to some extreme traditional theological concept or interpretation ; the doctrines of the Kabbalah ;

kabbalist

a student of the Jewish Kabbalah ; an expert who is highly skilled in obscure or difficult or esoteric matters ;

kabob

cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables ;

kabolin

an androgen (trade names Durabolin or Kabolin) that is used to treat testosterone deficiency or breast cancer or osteoporosis ;

kabul

the capital and largest city of Afghanistan; located in eastern Afghanistan ;

kach

a terrorist organization founded for Jewish defense; fights antisemitism and hopes to restore the biblical state of Israel ;

kachaturian

Armenian composer who incorporated oriental folk music (1903-1978) ;

kachin

Tibeto-Burman languages spoken in northernmost Burma and adjacent China and India ;

kachina

a carved doll wearing the costume of a particular Pueblo spirit; usually presented to a child as a gift ; a deified spirit of the Pueblo people ; a masked dancer during a Pueblo religious ceremony who is thought to embody some particular spirit ;

kachinic

Tibeto-Burman languages spoken in northernmost Burma and adjacent China and India ;

kadai

a family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in southeastern Asia ;

kadai language

a family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in southeastern Asia ;

kadikoy

a former town on the Bosporus (now part of Istanbul); site of the Council of Chalcedon ;

kaffir

an offensive term for any Black African ; important for human and animal food; growth habit and stem form similar to Indian corn but having sawtooth-edged leaves ;

kaffir boom

small semi-evergreen broad-spreading tree of eastern South Africa with orange-scarlet flowers and small coral-red seeds; yields a light soft wood used for fence posts or shingles ; small semi-evergreen tree of South Africa having dense clusters of clear scarlet flowers and red seeds ;

kaffir bread

South African cycad; the farinaceous pith of the fruit used as food ;

kaffir cat

widely distributed wildcat of Africa and Asia Minor ;

kaffir corn

important for human and animal food; growth habit and stem form similar to Indian corn but having sawtooth-edged leaves ;

kaffir pox

a mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus ;

kaffiyeh

an Arab headdress consisting of a square piece of cloth folded into a triangle and fastened over the crown by an agal ;

kafir

a member of the Kafir people in northeastern Afghanistan ; an offensive term for any Black African ;

kafir corn

important for human and animal food; growth habit and stem form similar to Indian corn but having sawtooth-edged leaves ;

kafiri

a Dardic language spoken by the Kafir in northeastern Afghanistan ;

kafka

Czech novelist who wrote in German about a nightmarish world of isolated and troubled individuals (1883-1924) ;

kafocin

antibiotic related to cephalosporin but no longer in common use ;