(surgery) An operation that removes part of the cornea, as in keratomileusis
keratometry
keratometry
noun
measurement with a keratometer
keratomycosis
keratomycosis
noun
fungal infection of the cornea
keratotomy
keratotomy
noun
(medicine) A surgical incision in the cornea.
kerectomy
kerectomy
noun
Synonym of keratectomy
kermy
kerseymere
kerseymere
noun
A fine, twilled woollen cloth.
kerseymeres
kerseymeres
noun
plural of kerseymere
kerygma
kerygma
noun
The Apostolic proclamation of religious truths; the core teachings of Christianity taught by the early Church.
kerygmata
kerygmata
noun
plural of kerygma
kerygmatic
kerygmatic
adj
Presumptuous.
Relating to the kerygmata.
keyman
keyman
noun
(India) A workman who checks a railway track for faults, and who carries a keying hammer.
(dated) A telegraph operator.
An employee of vital importance to a business.
keymar
keymen
keymen
noun
plural of keyman
keymove
keynesianism
keynesianism
Noun
A prescriptive or normative economic stance according to which the state should actively stimulate economic growth and improve stability in the private sector through interest rates, taxation and public projects.
keysmith
keysmith
noun
A person who cuts keys.
khayyam
kilomegacycle
kilomegacycle
noun
gigahertz (1000 megacycles)
kimberley
kimberley
Proper noun
Any of several places, notably a city in South Africa, noted for diamond mining.
The northernmost region in Western Australia.
name derived from the surname or the place name (site of a battle in the Boer Wars).
name popular in the 1960s and the 1970s, more often spelled Kimberly.
kimberly
kimberly
Proper noun
Any of several places in the US named for persons with the surname.
name popular in the 1960s and the 1970s.
kimberlyn
kimigayo
kimmy
kinematically
kinematically
adv
In a kinematic manner
With regard to kinematics
kinematographically
kinematography
kinmundy
kinsmanly
kinsmanly
adj
Characteristic of a kinsman.
kionectomy
kionotomy
kiotomy
kismayu
klayman
kodyma
kolyma
korymboi
korymboi
noun
plural of korymbos
korymbos
korymbos
noun
(historical) A jewel-studded globe containing the top hair of the ruler of the Sasanian dynasty of Iran, resting on his crown.
koumys
koumyses
koumyss
koumysses
koyemshi
kremlinology
kremlinology
Noun
The study of the internal politics of the high members of the government of the USSR.
The study of the internal politics of any powerful and secretive organization.
kreymborg
kromesky
kromesky
noun
A kind of Russian croquette wrapped in bacon.
krym
krym
Proper noun
Crimea
krypticism
kryptomere
kumyk
kumyk
Proper noun
a Turkic language spoken by the Kumyks in the Dagestan region of the Russian Federation.
kumys
kumys
noun
Alternative form of koumiss
kumyses
kurumaya
kym
kymation
kymatology
kymatology
noun
The study of wave motion.
kymbalon
kymnel
kymnel
noun
Obsolete form of kimnel.
kymogram
kymogram
noun
A graphical record produced by a kymograph.
kymograms
kymograms
noun
plural of kymogram
kymograph
kymograph
noun
A device that gives a graphical representation of a variation in a phenomenon such as blood pressure over time, using a pen on a rotating drum.
kymographic
kymographic
adj
Of or pertaining to a kymograph.
kymographies
kymographies
noun
plural of kymography
kymography
kymography
noun
The use of a kymograph.
kymric
kymry
kyschtymite
lackeydom
lackeydom
noun
The realm or sphere of lackeys.
lackeyism
lackeyism
noun
Fawning servility.
leukocythemia
leukotomy
leukotomy
noun
(surgery) lobotomy
locksmithery
locksmithery
Noun
The work of a locksmith.
lukewarmly
lukewarmly
adv
In a lukewarm manner, tepidly, without enthusiasm.
lyckman
lymphokines
lymphokines
noun
plural of lymphokine
lysenkoism
lysenkoism
Noun
The doctrine that maintained that environmentally acquired characteristics could be inherited; Lamarckism.
The use of pseudoscience in furtherance of an ideology.
mackay
mackaybean
mackenboy
mackey
mackeyville
mackinboy
madhyamika
madhyamika
Proper noun
The central philosophy of Buddhism that was systematized by Nagarjuna. It establishes that all phenomena are empty of independent reality.
makeready
makeready
noun
Alternative spelling of make-ready
makeshifty
makeshifty
adj
Somewhat makeshift.
makeyevka
malarkey
malarkey
noun
(originally US, informal) Nonsense; rubbish.
malarkeys
malarkeys
noun
plural of malarkey
malarky
malarky
noun
Alternative spelling of malarkey
malinovsky
mankindly
mankindly
adj
Pertaining to or characteristic of mankind; humanly, humane.
manky
manky
adj
(UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, slang) Unpleasantly dirty and disgusting.
manlikely
markedly
markedly
adv
In a marked manner; distinctly, noticeably, conspicuously.
markery
markery
noun
(dialect) Synonym of Good King Henry
marketability
marketability
noun
The likelihood that something will sell; market appeal.
marketably
marketably
adv
In a marketable way.
markingly
markleysburg
marksmanly
marksmanly
adj
Befitting a marksman.
markworthy
markworthy
adj
Worthy of note or remark.
marrowsky
marrowsky
noun
(rare) spoonerism
marrowskyer
martyrlike
martyrlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a martyr.
marykay
maryknoll
masaryk
maskelyne
maskelynite
maskelynite
noun
(mineralogy) A glassy phase found in some meteorites and impact craters, typically similar in composition to plagioclase feldspar.
maskery
maskery
noun
(obsolete) The dress or disguise of a maske; a masquerade.
mawkingly
mawkishly
mawkishly
adv
In a mawkish manner.
mawky
mawky
adj
(Northern England, Appalachia) Maggoty, full of maggots.
mayakovski
mayakovsky
maybrook
maycock
mayduke
mayduke
Noun
A cherry of a large dark-red variety.
mayking
maylike
mayslick
mccluskey
mcclusky
mcclusky
Proper noun
a small city in North Dakota, USA
mckay
mckenney
mckinley
mckinney
mckinney
Proper noun
a city in Texas, USA
meckelectomy
meekly
meekly
adv
In a meek manner; quietly and humbly.
megakaryoblast
megakaryoblast
noun
(cytology) A precursor cell in hematopoiesis which gives rise to the promegakaryocyte, which in turn gives rise to the megakaryocyte.
megakaryocyte
megakaryocyte
noun
(anatomy) A large cell, found in bone marrow, responsible for the production of platelets.