Kerr cell
— Noun
– English
～ optical device consisting of a transparent cell with two electrodes between two polarizing media; passes light only if the two planes of polarization are parallel; used as a high-speed shutter or to modulate a laser beam
kerugma
— Noun
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～ preaching the gospel of Christ in the manner of the early church
kerygma
— Noun
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～ preaching the gospel of Christ in the manner of the early church
kesey
— Noun
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～ United States writer whose best-known novel was based on his experiences as an attendant in a mental hospital (1935-2001)
Ken Kesey
— Noun
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～ United States writer whose best-known novel was based on his experiences as an attendant in a mental hospital (1935-2001)
Ken Elton Kesey
— Noun
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～ United States writer whose best-known novel was based on his experiences as an attendant in a mental hospital (1935-2001)
kestrel
— Noun
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～ small North American falcon
kestrel
— Noun
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～ small Old World falcon that hovers in the air against a wind
Ketalar
— Noun
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～ a general anesthetic and tranquilizer (not a barbiturate) that is administered intravenously or intramuscularly; used mainly by veterinarians or for minor surgery with geriatric or pediatric patients; taken in large doses it causes hallucinations similar to those associated with the use of PCP
ketamine
— Noun
– English
～ a general anesthetic and tranquilizer (not a barbiturate) that is administered intravenously or intramuscularly; used mainly by veterinarians or for minor surgery with geriatric or pediatric patients; taken in large doses it causes hallucinations similar to those associated with the use of PCP
ketamine hydrochloride
— Noun
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～ a general anesthetic and tranquilizer (not a barbiturate) that is administered intravenously or intramuscularly; used mainly by veterinarians or for minor surgery with geriatric or pediatric patients; taken in large doses it causes hallucinations similar to those associated with the use of PCP
ketch
— Noun
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～ a sailing vessel with two masts; the mizzen is forward of the rudderpost
ketchup
— Noun
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～ thick spicy sauce made from tomatoes
ketchup bottle
— Noun
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～ a bottle that holds catsup
keteleeria
— Noun
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～ Asiatic conifers resembling firs
ketembilla
— Noun
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～ a small shrubby spiny tree cultivated for its maroon-purple fruit with sweet purple pulp tasting like gooseberries; Sri Lanka and India
ketembilla
— Noun
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～ maroon-purple gooseberry-like fruit of India having tart-sweet purple pulp used especially for preserves
ketoacidosis
— Noun
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～ acidosis with an accumulation of ketone bodies; occurs primarily in diabetes mellitus
ketoaciduria
— Noun
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～ excessive amounts of ketone bodies in the urine as in diabetes mellitus or starvation
ketohexose
— Noun
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～ a monosaccharide having six carbon atoms and a ketone group