ketimido
a ketimide ligand.

ketine
Any of a series of organic bases obtained by the reduction of compounds related to the nitrogenous radical NOH of the ketones. Typically, they are unstable oily substances with a pungent odor.

ketines
plural of ketine

ketoacetamide
Any keto derivative of acetamide

ketoacetamides
plural of ketoacetamide

ketoacidoses
plural of ketoacidosis

ketoacidosis
A severe form of ketosis, most commonly seen in diabetics, in which so much ketone is produced that acidosis occurs.

ketoacyl
An acyl group derived from a keto acid

ketocaine
A chemical compound, C₁₈H₂₉NO₂, used as an anaesthetic.

ketocamphor
The derivative of camphor, 1,7,7-trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptane-2,3-dione, that has a second carbonyl group

ketodiol
Any diol that also has a ketonic carbonyl group

ketodiols
plural of ketodiol

ketofuranose
The furanose form of a ketose

ketofuranoses
plural of ketofuranose

ketogenesis
The metabolic breakdown of fatty acids to produce ketone bodies.

ketoheptose
Any ketose form of a heptose

ketoheptoses
plural of ketoheptose

ketol
A hydroxyketone (e.g., an acyloin).

ketols
plural of ketol

ketolysis
The breakdown of ketones (formed by fatty acid oxidation)

ketomethylenamine
Any enamine containing a methyl and a ketonic carbonyl group.

ketomethylenamines
plural of ketomethylenamine

ketonaemia
Alternative spelling of ketonemia.

ketonemia
An excess of ketones in the blood, sometimes associated with lipolysis.

ketonemias
plural of ketonemia

ketonimine
ketimine

ketonimines
plural of ketonimine

ketonization
The conversion (of an enol etc.) into a ketone.

ketonizations
plural of ketonization

ketonuria
A medical condition in which ketone bodies are present in the urine.

ketonurias
plural of ketonuria

ketopentose
A pentose that is also a ketose.

ketopentoses
plural of ketopentose

ketopyranose
The pyranose form of a ketose

ketopyranoses
plural of ketopyranose

ketoreduction
The reduction of a ketone (typically to an alcohol)

ketoreductions
plural of ketoreduction

ketosis
A metabolic state in which the body produces ketones to be used as fuel by some organs so that glycogen can be reserved for organs that depend on it. This condition occurs during times of fasting, starvation, or while on a ketogenic diet.

ketosphinganine
A chemical compound involved in the synthesis of sphingolipids.

ketosphinganines
plural of ketosphinganine

ketotestosterone
An oxidized form of testosterone containing a keto group; it is a sex hormone in fish.

ketotetrose
Any ketose having four carbon atoms

ketotetroses
plural of ketotetrose

ketothiolase
A thiolase that (typically) acts on acetoacetate

ketothiolases
plural of ketothiolase

ketotriose
Any ketose having three carbon atoms; in reality, only dihydroxyacetone

ketotrioses
plural of ketotriose

ketoxal
A chemical compound, beta-ethoxy-alpha-ketobutyraldehyde.

keyring
A ring, normally of metal or plastic, for holding keys together.
A set of data holding linked encryption keys.

keyrings
plural of keyring

khainaoside
Any of a group of antiestrogenic compounds present in some Thai medicinal plants

khainaosides
plural of khainaoside

khakhly
plural of khokhol

khakhol
Alternative spelling of khokhol.

khakhols
plural of khakhol

khellol
A particular furanochromone.

khelloside
khellol glucoside

khokhly
plural of khokhol

khokhol
A Ukrainian.
A Ukrainian nationalist.

khokhols
plural of khokhol

khums
A Shi'ite tax of one-fifth of various profits (e.g. one's surplus income, or business profits).

khusitone
A substance found in vetiver oil.

kiar
Obsolete form of coir (“coconut husk fibre”).

kickplate
A usually metal strip mounted at the base of a door to prevent scuffing.

kickplates
plural of kickplate

kifunensin
Alternative form of kifunensine.

kifunensine
An alkaloid (a cyclic oxamide of mannojirimycin) produced by the actinomycete Kitasatosporia kifunense

kigaku
A form of fortune-telling of Japanese origin based on Chinese twelve year zodiac cycle calendar, and the five traditional elements of wood, fire, earth, metal, and water.

kilobase
A length of double-stranded DNA containing two thousand nucleotides, one thousand on each strand.
A length of single-stranded RNA containing one thousand nucleotides.

kilobasepair
Alternative form of kilobase pair.

kilobasepairs
plural of kilobasepair

kilobases
plural of kilobase

kilonucleotide
A sequence of a thousand nucleotides in a nucleic acid

kilonucleotides
plural of kilonucleotide

kindlin
Any of a group of adhesion plaque proteins that activate integrins

kindlins
plural of kindlin

kinesin
Any of a class of proteins that convert chemical into mechanical energy and power the movement of vesicles and organelles along microtubules

kinesins
plural of kinesin

kingpiece
The central or most important element.
The last convex cake of congealed metal at the bottom of a furnace.

kingpieces
plural of kingpiece

kininase
An enzyme involved in kinin metabolism.

kininases
plural of kininase

kininogen
Any of a set of proteins defined by their primary role as precursors for kinin

kininogenase
kinin-generating proteinase

kininogenases
plural of kininogenase

kininogens
plural of kininogen

kinocidin
Any of a group of antimicrobial chemokines associated with platelets

kinocidins
plural of kinocidin

kinogen
Misspelling of kininogen.

kinoid
An immunogenic preparation containing a biologically inactivated cytokine, used experimentally as a form of vaccination to induce the production of antibodies against overproduced cytokines in several immune-related conditions (e.g. systemic lupus erythematosus, AIDS and Crohn's disease).

kinoids
plural of kinoid

kinoin
Any of a group of steroidal glycosides present in the gum of the kino tree

kinoins
plural of kinoin

kisspeptin
A protein-coupled ligand that plays a role in puberty

kisspeptins
plural of kisspeptin

kleren
Alternative form of clairin (“Haitian drink resembling rum”).

klerin
Alternative form of clairin (“Haitian drink resembling rum”).

klumene
acetylene

knitwork
knitted material; a knitted object

knitworks
plural of knitwork

knockstone
A block upon which ore is broken up.

knockstones
plural of knockstone

knottin
Inhibitor cystine knot

knottins
plural of knottin

kobalt
Obsolete form of cobalt.

kogation
Gradual and inevitable degradation of the print head of a heat-based inkjet printer from residual ink and/or impure water.

kokumi
A taste, recognised by some Japanese researchers, associated with certain γ-L-glutamyl peptides which activate a calcium-sensing receptor also sensitive to glutathione.

kolak
An Indonesian dessert made with sugar, coconut milk, and pandanus leaf.

kolanin
An alkaloid present in kola nuts

konseal
A capsule for enclosing a dose of medicine.

konseals
plural of konseal

kontusz
A type of outer garment popular in the 16th century worn by Hungarian and Polish–Lithuanian noblemen, which in the 17th century (worn over a żupan) became a notable element of male Polish national and Zaporozhian Cossack attire.

kontuszes
plural of kontusz

koprosterol
Alternative form of coprosterol.

koreanoside
Any of a group of flavonoids present in Epimedium koreanum

koreanosides
plural of koreanoside

korkir
Alternative form of corcur.

kosmotrope
A kosmotropic solvent

kosmotropes
plural of kosmotrope

kosotoxin
A toxic substance obtained from the flowers of kousso.

kotomolide
The lactone (3Z,4S)-4-hydroxy-5-methylidene-3-octylideneoxolan-2-one that has anticancer properties

kottabos
Alternative form of cottabus.

kransekage
A cake constructed from a stack of rings of decreasing diameter, each made of marzipan, egg whites and sugar.

kransekager
plural of kransekage

kransekake
Synonym of kransekage.

kransekakes
plural of kransekake

krasnozem
Synonym of ferrosol.

kratagonist
Any of a group of agonist proteins in anopheline saliva that inhibit host immunological response

kratagonists
plural of kratagonist