English Words: K

9,255 words · Page 32 of 186

karyomegalynoun

The condition of having an enlarged cell nucleus.

karyomerenoun

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

karyomericadj

Relating to karyomeres.

karyomitosisnoun

mitosis of the nucleus of a cell

karyomorphnoun

A form of individual having a specific karyotype.

karyomorphicadj

Relating to a karyomorph

karyomorphologicaladj

Relating to karyomorphology.

karyomorphologicallyadv

In terms of karyomorphology.

karyomorphometricadj

Related to karyomorphometry

karyomorphometrynoun

The morphometry of karyomorphs

karyomorphotypenoun

The morphotype of a karyomorph

karyonnoun

The nucleus of a cell.

karyophilicadj

Having an affinity to the nucleus of a cell

karyoplasmnoun

nucleoplasm

karyoplasmicadj

Relating to or composed of karyoplasm.

karyoplastnoun

A cellular nucleus together with a plasma membrane containing a small amount of cytoplasm

karyoplotnoun

A plot / graph of the karyotypes in a genome

karyorrhexisnoun

The destructive fragmentation of the nucleus of a dying cell whereby its chromatin is distributed irregularly throughout the cytoplasm.

karyoscopenoun

A device that images a stained chromosome in order to visualize gene copy number alterations

karyosomaladj

Of, or related to karyosomes.

karyosomenoun

The chromatin material inside a cell nucleus when the cell is not undergoing mitotic division.

karyospherenoun

Synonym of karyosome.

karyosystematicadj

Relating to karyosystematics.

karyosystematicsnoun

The systematics of karyotypes

karyothecanoun

Synonym of nuclear membrane.

karyotypenoun

The observed characteristics (number, type, shape, etc) of the chromosomes of an individual or species.

karyotypicadj

Of or pertaining to karyotypes.

karyotypicaladj

Relating to or characteristic of a karyotype.

karyotypicallyadv

With regard to the karyotype

karzeynoun

Alternative form of khazi (“toilet”).

karzynoun

Alternative form of khazi: a lavatory; a toilet.

kasnoun

A kind of large cupboard or wardrobe of Dutch origin, popular in the Netherlands and America in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Kasabianname

A surname from Armenian.

Kasaianadj

Of or from Kasai.

kasamardanoun

coffee senna

Kasanjename

A Central African kingdom that existed from 1620 to 1910, formed by a mercenary band of Imbangala who had deserted the Portuguese ranks.

Kasaragodname

A town in Kerala, India.

kasayanoun

A monastic robe worn by ordained Buddhist monks and nuns.

Kasbarianname

A surname from Armenian.

Kasbaryanname

A surname from Armenian.

KASCADEname

Karlsruhe Shower Core and Array Detector, a cosmic ray experiment in Karlsruhe, Germany.

Kaschname

A surname from German.

Kaschakname

A surname from Slovak.

Kaschubaname

A surname.

Kasename

A male given name.

kasekonoun

A musical genre from Suriname, a fusion of African, European and American styles.

Kaselname

A surname from German.

Kasenname

A male given name.

kasernnoun

A military barracks, especially of the US military, in Germany.

Kasernenoun

A United States Military barracks or installation in Germany.

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The English alphabetical index for the letter K contains 9,255 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 186 pages, and you are currently viewing page 32. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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