An early photograph produced using an organic salt of iron, preferably the ferric oxalate.
kalpis
kalpis
noun
A kind of Ancient Greek water jug.
kalumpit
kampliles
kampsville
kamptulicon
kamptulicon
noun
(archaic) A kind of elastic floorcloth, made of India rubber, gutta-percha, linseed oil, and powdered cork.
kampylite
kampylite
noun
Alternative form of campylite
kannapolis
kannapolis
Proper noun
A city in North Carolina.
kanopolis
kapellmeister
kapellmeister
noun
(music) A leader or conductor of a musical group such as an orchestra.
(music, historical) Person in charge of music at a noble court during the baroque and classical period.
kapila
kappellmeister
karyoplasmatic
karyoplasmic
karyoplasmic
adj
Relating to, or composed of karyoplasm
karyotypical
karyotypical
adj
Relating to, or characteristic of a karyotype
katagelophobia
katagelophobia
noun
Alternative spelling of catagelophobia
kataplasia
kataplasia
noun
Alternative form of cataplasia
kataplectic
kataplectic
adj
Alternative form of cataplectic
keeslip
kelpfish
kelpfish
noun
A perciform fish in the family Chironemidae, native to coastal Australia and New Zealand.
kelpfishes
kelpfishes
noun
plural of kelpfish
kelpie
kelpie
noun
A malevolent shapeshifting spirit, most often in the form of a horse, believed to haunt the rivers and lochs of Scotland.
An Australian breed of sheepdog.
kelpies
kelpies
noun
plural of kelpie
kelping
kelping
verb
present participle of kelp
kelyphite
kelyphite
noun
(mineralogy) A substitution mineral found surrounding garnet in peridotites.
kephalin
kephalin
noun
Alternative spelling of cephalin
kephalins
kephalins
noun
plural of kephalin
kephallenia
kephallina
keplerian
keplerian
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Keplerian
keratinophilic
keratinophilic
adj
Capable of thriving on keratin.
keratoplastic
keratoplastic
adj
Relating to keratoplasty.
keratoplasties
keratoplasties
noun
plural of keratoplasty
kerplunking
kerplunking
verb
present participle of kerplunk
kickplate
kickplate
noun
A usually metal strip mounted at the base of a door to prevent scuffing.
kidneylipped
kilampere
killcrop
killcrop
noun
(obsolete) A changeling.
kiloampere
kiloampere
noun
One thousand amperes
kiloparsec
kiloparsec
noun
(astronomy) A unit of distance equal to one thousand parsecs
kiloparsecs
kiloparsecs
noun
plural of kiloparsec
kilopascals
kilopascals
noun
plural of kilopascal
kilopoise
kilopound
kilopound
noun
(US, engineering, architecture) A non-SI unit of force equal to 1000 pounds-force.
kilp
kilp
noun
Dated form of kelp.
kilpatrick
kinematographical
kinematographical
adj
cinematographical
kinematographically
kineplasty
kinetoplast
kinetoplast
noun
(microbiology) A disk-shaped mass of circular DNA inside a large mitochondrion, found specifically in protozoa of the class Kinetoplastea (kinetoplastids).
A kinetoplastid.
kinetoplastic
kinetoplastic
adj
Relating to a kinetoplast
kinetoplasts
kinetoplasts
noun
plural of kinetoplast
kingklip
kingklip
noun
A popular South African food fish; Genypterus capensis .
kinoplasm
kinoplasm
noun
an active protoplasm used to make filaments and mobile structures.
kinoplasmic
kinoplasmic
adj
of or related to kinoplasm
kinspeople
kipfel
kipfel
noun
A type of crescent-shaped biscuit or bread roll.
kipling
kipling
Proper noun
An unincorporated community in Ohio.
A town in Saskatchewan, Canada.
kiplingese
kiplingese
Noun
Language characteristic of the writer (1865-1936), characterised by realism, jingoism, etc.
kiplingism
kiplingism
Noun
An attitude or turn of phrase characteristic of Rudyard Kipling.
kitalpha
kitlope
kittlepins
kittlepins
Noun
The game of skittles.
klaipeda
klappvisier
klappvisier
noun
(historical) A type of visor, found on medieval European (especially German) helmets, typically hinged at a single point in the middle of the brow of the helmet (rather than hinged on the sides of the skull).
klaprotholite
klaprotholite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of klaprothite
klephtic
klephtic
adj
(historical) Relating to the klephts.
klephtism
klephtism
noun
(historical) The theft and banditry characteristic of the anti-Ottoman insurgency when Greece was a part of the Ottoman Empire.
kleptic
kleptistic
kleptomania
kleptomania
noun
(psychology) A psychological disorder that causes an uncontrollable obsession with stealing without economic or material need.
kleptomaniac
kleptomaniac
noun
One who steals compulsively.
kleptomaniacal
kleptomaniacal
adj
Having a compulsion to steal, as a kleptomaniac does.
kleptomaniacs
kleptomaniacs
noun
plural of kleptomaniac
kleptomanias
kleptomanias
noun
plural of kleptomania
kleptomanist
kleptophobia
kleptophobia
noun
Abnormal fear of theft.
klip
klipbok
klipbok
noun
klipspringer
klipdachs
klipdachs
noun
Alternative form of klipdas
klipdas
klipdas
noun
A small mammal (Hyrax capensis), found in South Africa, that closely resembles the daman.
klipfish
klipfish
noun
A fish of certain genera in the family Clinidae.
Sun-dried salted cod, exported from Norway.
kliphaas
klippe
klippen
klips
klipspringer
klipspringer
noun
A small antelope native to eastern and southern Africa having a dense, brown, speckled coat.
knappishly
knipperdolling
koilanaglyphic
kraepelin
kriegspiel
kriegspiel
noun
A board game used to train military tactics and strategy.
A variant of chess in which the player cannot see their opponent's pieces.
kulpsville
kupfernickel
kupfernickel
noun
(archaic) cupronickel
kyphoscoliosis
kyphoscoliosis
noun
(medicine) Abnormal curvature of the spine in both coronal and sagittal planes; i.e. backward and lateral (sideways) spinal curvature.
kyphoscoliotic
kyphoscoliotic
adj
Relating to kyphoscoliosis.
lackeyship
lackeyship
noun
The role or status of a lackey.
lakarpite
lakemanship
lakemanship
noun
Skill in, and knowledge of, the work of navigating, maintaining, and operating a vessel on a lake.
lampblacking
lampblacking
verb
present participle of lampblack
lampmaking
lampmaking
noun
The manufacture of lamps.
lampwick
lampworking
lampworking
verb
present participle of lampwork
landskip
landskip
noun
Obsolete form of landscape.
landskips
landskips
noun
plural of landskip
leopardskin
leopardskin
noun
(uncountable, attributive) A design, especially on fabric, similar to the markings of a leopard.
Such a skin forming a simple article of clothing.
The skin or pelt of a leopard.
leptokurtic
leptokurtic
adj
(statistics) Of a distribution: having kurtosis greater than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having positive excess kurtosis.
leptokurtosis
leptokurtosis
noun
(statistics) The property of having kurtosis greater than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having positive excess kurtosis.
leucoplakia
leucoplakia
noun
Alternative form of leukoplakia
leucoplakial
leukocytopenia
leukocytopenia
noun
(medicine) Leukopenia.
leukopedesis
leukopenia
leukopenia
noun
(medicine) An abnormally low count of leukocytes, or white blood cells, in the blood.
leukopenias
leukopenias
noun
plural of leukopenia
leukopenic
leukopenic
adj
(not comparable) Characterized by, or concerning, leukopenia.
Having leukopenia.
leukophoresis
leukophoresis
noun
Leukapheresis.
leukoplakia
leukoplakia
noun
(medicine) Patches of keratosis on the mucous membranes of the oral cavity and in other areas, associated with smoking.
leukoplakias
leukoplakias
noun
plural of leukoplakia
leukoplakic
leukoplakic
adj
Relating to leukoplakia.
leukopoieses
leukopoiesis
leukopoiesis
noun
A form of hematopoiesis in which white blood cells are formed in bone marrow located in bones in adults and hematopoietic organs in the fetus
leukopoietic
leukopoietic
adj
Relating to leukopoiesis
lickpenny
lickpenny
adj
(obsolete) Expensive.
noun
(obsolete) Something that devours or absorbs lots of money; something expensive.
A miserly person.
lickspit
lickspit
noun
Synonym of lickspittle
lickspits
lickspits
noun
plural of lickspit
lickspittle
lickspittle
noun
(by extension) The practice of giving empty flattery for personal gain.
A fawning toady; a base sycophant.
verb
(transitive and intransitive) To play the toady; take the role of a lickspittle to please (someone).
lickspittles
lickspittles
noun
plural of lickspittle
lickspittling
lickspittling
verb
present participle of lickspittle
lightkeeper
lightkeeper
noun
The person who has charge of the light in a lighthouse or lightship.
limnoplankton
limnoplankton
noun
(biology) The plankton of fresh waters, especially of lakes
limpkin
limpkin
noun
A large bird, Aramus guarauna, found in marshes in the Caribbean, Central America and southern Florida.
limpkins
limpkins
noun
plural of limpkin
linkoping
linkping
linkup
linkup
noun
(climbing) enchainment
A connection.
The act of connecting.
linkups
linkups
noun
plural of linkup
lipetsk
lipinski
lipkin
liplike
liplike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a lip.
lipski
lipstick
lipstick
noun
(countable) A stick of this makeup.
(countable, colloquial) A dog's penis.
(uncountable) Makeup for the lips.
verb
(transitive) To apply lipstick to; to paint with lipstick.
lipsticks
lipsticks
noun
plural of lipstick
lipwork
lipwork
noun
Articles made from straw.
Synonym of lip service (“promising but empty talk; words absent of real action or intention”)
lockpin
lockpin
noun
(chiefly aviation) A pin used to lock a mechanism and prevent it from moving.
lockspit
lockspit
noun
(cartography) A trench dug in the ground to mark a boundary or other imaginary line.
verb
to dig a such a trench
looplike
looplike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a loop.
lopatnikoff
lopatnikov
lopstick
lopstick
noun
Alternative form of lobstick
lopsticks
lopsticks
noun
plural of lopstick
loudspeaking
lumpkin
lumpkin
noun
A clumsy, heavy, stupid, silly or blundering person.