Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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– Engelsk
~ an absolute monarchy occupying most of the Arabian Peninsula in southwest Asia; vast oil reserves dominate the economy
keyhole saw
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~ a handsaw with a long narrow blade for cutting short radius curves; similar to a compass saw
Kelvin scale
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~ a temperature scale that defines absolute zero as 0 degrees; water freezes at 273.16 degrees and boils at 373.16 degrees
Karl Scheele
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~ Swedish chemist (born in Germany) who discovered oxygen before Priestley did (1742-1786)
Kochia scoparia
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~ densely branched Eurasian plant; foliage turns purple-red in autumn
Kara Sea
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~ part of the Arctic Ocean to the north of Siberia and to the east of the Barents Sea; icebound most of the year
Kamchatkan sea eagle
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~ found on coasts of the northwestern Pacific
Kepler's second law
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~ a law concerning the speed at which planets travel; a line connecting a planet to the sun will sweep out equal areas in equal times; "Kepler's second law means that a planet's orbital speed changes with its distance from the sun"
Kyphosus sectatrix
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~ food and game fish around Bermuda and Florida; often follow ships
Konstantin Sergeevich Alekseev
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~ Russian actor and theater director who trained his actors to emphasize the psychological motivation of their roles (1863-1938)
knight's service
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~ land tenure by service to the lord as a knight
Kunlan Shan
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~ a mountain range in western China that extends eastward from the Indian border for 1000 miles
Kenyan shilling
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~ the basic unit of money in Kenya; equal to 100 cents
Kokka Shinto
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~ the branch of Shinto recognized as the official state religion of Japan
Kernig's sign
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~ symptom of meningitis; patient cannot extend the leg at the knee when the thigh is flexed because of stiffness in the hamstrings
key signature
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~ the sharps or flats that follow the clef and indicate the key
Kogia simus
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~ very small (to 8 feet) sperm whale of central coasts of Atlantic and Pacific
kitchen sink
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~ a sink in a kitchen