kairomone
Any substance produced by an individual of one species (often an insect) that benefits the recipient which is of a different species but is harmful to the producer.

kairomones
plural of kairomone

kaiserschmarrn
An Austrian dessert; a sweetened light shredded pancake filled with cream or fruit sauce, jam, and compote, and powdered with sugar.

kajukenbo
A hybrid martial art from Hawaii, with elements of karate, judo, jujutsu, kenpo, and boxing.

kakaralli
a kind of wood common in Demerara, durable in salt water because not consumed by sea worms or barnacles.

kakidrosis
A secretion of sweat of a disagreeable odor.

kakke
beriberi

kakodyl
Archaic form of cacodyl.

kalamansanai
The wood of Neonauclea calycina.

kalanin
A protein that provides adhesion between epidermal keratinocytes and dermis

kalicludin
Any of a particular class of proteinase inhibitors

kalicludine
Alternative form of kalicludin.

kalicludines
plural of kalicludine

kalicludins
plural of kalicludin

kalide
An alkalide with potassium as the anion.

kalides
plural of kalide

kalirin
Any of a group of proteins, that interact with many other proteins, associated with nerve growth

kalirins
plural of kalirin

kallekrein
Misspelling of kallikrein.

kallidinogenase
kallikrein

kallidinogenases
plural of kallidinogenase

kallikrein
A hypotensive protease that liberates kinins from blood plasma proteins and is used therapeutically for vasodilation.

kallikreins
plural of kallikrein

kallitype
An early photograph produced using an organic salt of iron, preferably the ferric oxalate.

kallitypes
plural of kallitype

kalunti
The wood of Shorea hopeifolia (formerly Shorea kalunti).

kamebakaurin
A particular diterpenoid, derived from kaurane, that has physiological action

kampferol
Alternative form of kaempferol.

kampferols
plural of kampferol

kandosol
A soil that has a kandic horizon.

kandosols
plural of kandosol

kankar
Detrital or residual calcium carbonate, rolled and often nodular, formed in soils of semi-arid regions.

kankars
plural of kankar

kanosamine
The aminosugar 3-amino-3-deoxy-D-glucopyranose

kansosamine
Misspelling of kanosamine.

kanzuri
A Japanese cooking paste made from red chili, rice malt, yuzu and salt

kaolin
A fine clay, rich in kaolinite, used in ceramics, papermaking, etc.

kaoline
Alternative spelling of kaolin.

kaolines
plural of kaoline

kaolins
plural of kaolin

kaon
any of four unstable subatomic particles, mesons, they are a combination of a strange quark or antiquark and either an up or down quark or antiquark

kaons
plural of kaon

kapnomar
Alternative form of capnomor.

kaposin
A protein, associated with Kaposi's sarcoma, that enhances the release of pathogenetically important proinflammatory cytokines.

kaposins
plural of kaposin

karabe
amber; bitumen

karaviloside
Any of a group of cucurbitane triterpenoid glycosides

karavilosides
plural of karaviloside

karinding
A type of Jew's harp, of Sundanese origin, most often made of bamboo or sugar palm branch.

karlotoxin
Any of a class of amphipathic toxins isolated from Karlodinium veneficum

karlotoxins
plural of karlotoxin

karmitoxin
Any of a group of polyhydroxy polyene toxins present in some dinoflagellates

karmitoxins
plural of karmitoxin

karpatka
A traditional Polish cream pie with some sort of vanilla buttercream filling—aerated butter mixed with eggs beaten and steamed with sugar, aerated butter mixed with crème pâtissière, or thick milk kisel enriched with melted butter.

karpatkas
plural of karpatka

karrikin
Any of a group of butenolide derivatives formed in burning plant material

karrikins
plural of karrikin

karyochylema
Synonym of achromatin.

karyomere
A saclike vesicle containing a small portion of the nuclear material after atypical mitosis

karyomeres
plural of karyomere

karyonide
Alternative form of caryonide.

karyonides
plural of karyonide

karyotin
chromatin

kassinin
A tachykinin neuropeptide derived from Kassina frogs.

kasundi
A kind of Bengali pickle relish made with dried slices of green mango preserved in mustard and salt.

kasundis
plural of kasundi

katabolite
Alternative form of catabolite.

katabolites
plural of katabolite

katagenesis
Alternative form of catagenesis.

katahar
The fruit of the breadnut.

katalase
Alternative form of catalase.

katalases
plural of katalase

katalysis
Alternative form of catalysis (preferring the older Greek etymological base rather than the Latin.)

katastate
Alternative form of catastate.

katastates
plural of katastate

kation
Dated form of cation.

kations
plural of kation

kaurane
A tetracyclic diterpene with IUPAC name (1S,4S,9S,10S,13S,14R)-5,5,9,14-tetramethyltetracyclo[11.2.1.0^(1,10).0^(4,9)]hexadecane.

kauranes
plural of kaurane.

kauranoid
Alternative form of kaurenoid.

kauranoids
plural of kauranoid

kaurenoid
Any of a group of derivatives of kaurenoic acid that have antimalarial activity

kaurenoids
plural of kaurenoid

kayexalate
sodium polystyrene sulfonate

kaylite
expanded polystyrene

keelivine
Synonym of keelyvine pen.

keelivines
plural of keelivine

kefiran
The clear or pale yellow polysaccharide gel exuded by dairy kefir or water kefir grains.

kekulene
A circulene composed of twelve fused benzene rings, as a hollow hexagon ring, 3 benzene rings to a side.

kekulenes
plural of kekulene

keltium
Alternative spelling of celtium.

kempferol
Alternative form of kaempferol.

kempferols
plural of kempferol

kenotoxin
A supposed toxin thought to be generated by exertion and to cause fatigue.

kenotoxins
plural of kenotoxin

kenpaullone
A particular paullone, 9-bromo-7,12-dihydro-indolo [3,2-d] [1]benzazepin-6(5H)-one, that is an inhibitor of several cyclin-dependent kinases

kenpaullones
plural of kenpaullone

kephalin
Alternative spelling of cephalin.

kephaline
Archaic form of cephalin.

kephalines
plural of kephaline

kephalins
plural of kephalin

kerabu
A Malaysian salad dressed with lime juice, sugar and chilli

kerabus
plural of kerabu

keracyanin
antirrhinin

keramics
Dated form of ceramics.

keratan
A glycosaminoglycan whose sulfated form is found in the cornea, cartilage, and bone

keratans
plural of keratan

keratein
The easily digested reduction product of keratin, in which the disulfide links are reduced to SH groups, the individual peptide chains having been separated.

kerateins
plural of keratein

keratocan
A protein that is important to the transparency of the cornea.

keratohyalin
A protein structure found in granules in the stratum granulosum of the epidermis, which may be involved in keratinization, and in Hassall corpuscles in the thymus.

keratohyalins
plural of keratohyalin

keratomalacia
An eye disorder that leads to a dry cornea, often caused by a deficiency of vitamin A.

keratosulfate
Keratan sulfate.

keratosulfates
plural of keratosulfate

keratosulphate
Alternative spelling of keratosulfate.

keratosulphates
plural of keratosulphate

kerite
A compound in which tar or asphalt combined with animal or vegetable oils is vulcanized by sulphur, the product closely resembling rubber; formerly used as an insulating material in telegraphy.

kerites
plural of kerite

keritherapy
Alternative form of kerotherapy.

kerogen
any organic matter present in a sedimentary rock that is insoluble in organic solvents; the precursor of oil and natural gas

kerogens
plural of kerogen

keronopsin
An alkaloid that is a defence agent of the marine ciliate Pseudokeronopsis

keronopsins
plural of keronopsin

kerotherapy
The treatment of burns and denuded surfaces by ambrine or similar wax or paraffin preparations.

kerupuk
Alternative form of krupuk.

kestin
An antiseptic, antipruritic, and analgesic agent comprising trinitrophenol combined with resorcinol, ammonium chloride, orthoboric acid, and formaldehyde.

ketalization
Modification (typically of a ketone) to form a ketal

ketalizations
plural of ketalization

ketaminol
A solution of a derivative of ketamine, typically for veterinary use