Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z kalidium A type of algal cystocarp Kalie A female given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage, variant of Kaylee. kalif A rank in the Ku Klux Klan Kalifa A surname. Kalifat A surname. kalifersite A triclinic-pinacoidal brownish pink mineral containing hydrogen, iron, oxygen, potassium, silicon, and sodium. kaliform Characteristic of the tumbleweed Kali. Kaligayahan A barangay of Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. kaligenous Forming alkalis with oxygen, as some metals do. Kalighat A neighborhood of Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Kaligutan A barangay of Laak, Davao de Oro, Philippines. kalij Synonym of kalij pheasant. Kalika Synonym of Kali (“Hindu goddess”). Kalikoqu An ethnic Melanesian tribe of the Solomon Islands. Kalil A surname. Kalilangan A municipality of Bukidnon, Philippines. Kalilayan Former name of Quezon: a province of the Philippines, from 1591 to 1754, composed mainly of the southern part of modern Quezon province. kalima the formal content of the shahada (declaration of faith): لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّٰهُ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ ٱللَّٰهِ (lā ʔilāha ʔillā llāhu muḥammadun rasūlu llāhi) "There is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah." Kalimantan A member of a tribe or ethnic and linguistic group native to Kalimantan island. kalimba A type of thumb piano, similar to the mbira. Kalimna A town in the Shire of East Gippsland, eastern Victoria, Australia. Kalimnan An age from 4.3 to 3.4 million years ago, a subdivision of the Pliocene. Kalimpong A town in West Bengal, India. Kalin A surname. Kalina A surname. Kalinago A member of an indigenous people of the Lesser Antilles. Kalindi Synonym of Yami (“Hindu goddess”). Kalinga An indigenous ethnic group whose ancestral domain is in the Cordillera Mountain Range of the northern Philippines. Kalingan Of or relating to Kalinga. Kalinin Tver, Russia (Тверь). Kaliningrad An oblast or federal subject of Russia; an exclave on the Baltic Sea, between Poland and Lithuania. kalininite An isometric-hexoctahedral black mineral containing chromium, sulfur, and zinc. Kalinisan A barangay of Naujan, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. kalinite A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, and sulfur. Kalinoski A surname from Polish. Kalinovac A municipality of Croatia. Kalinowski A surname from Polish. kaliopenia potassium deficiency kaliopenic Of, pertaining to, or suffering from kaliopenia. kaliophilite a rare mineral, a form of KAlSiO₄, found in volcanic rocks in parts of Italy kaliotoxin A neurotoxic peptide present in some scorpions Kalioujny A surname Kalipay A barangay of the city of Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines. kalipaya Palaquium luzoniense, a sapotaceous plant. Kalipayan A barangay of Burauen, Leyte, Philippines. Kalipurush A male demon, lord of Kali Yuga and the nemesis of Kalki, tenth avatar of Vishnu. kalipyrochlore An isometric-hexoctahedral green mineral containing hydrogen, niobium, oxygen, potassium, strontium, and titanium. kalirin Any of a group of proteins, that interact with many other proteins, associated with nerve growth kalis A Filipino sword akin to the kris. kalisaccharic Synonym of glucic. Kalish Kalisz, Poland Kalispel Synonym of Pend d'Oreille. Kalispell A city, the county seat of Flathead County, Montana, United States. Kalista A female given name. kalistrontite A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral colorless mineral containing oxygen, potassium, strontium, and sulfur. Kalisz A city and county of Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland. kalitsounia Small cheese or herb pies in Cretan cuisine; they may be sweet or salty, and either baked or fried. Kalitta A surname kalium potassium. kaliuresis The presence of (an excessive amount of) potassium in the urine kaliuretic Of or pertaining to kaliuresis Kaliuzhny A transliteration of the Belarusian surname Калюжны (Kaljužny). Kaliuzhnyi A transliteration of the Ukrainian surname Калюжний (Kaljužnyj). kaliya A Sri Lankan curry made with eggplant, plantain, and potato. Kaliyah A female given name. Kaljuzny A surname Kalk A surname. Kalka A town in Panchkula district, Haryana, India. Kalkallo A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Hume, Victoria, Australia Kalkaska A village, the county seat of Kalkaska County, Michigan, United States. Kalkatungu An extinct Pama-Nyungan Australian Aboriginal suffixing language formerly spoken in the Mount Isa region of Queensland. Kalkbrenner A surname from German. Kalkee A locality in the Rural City of Horsham, western Victoria, Australia. Kalkfeld A settlement in Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia. Kalkfontein Former name of Karasburg, Namibia, renamed in 1939 when it was South West Africa. Kalki The tenth avatar of Vishnu. Kalkite A locality in the Snowy Monaro council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia. kalkoentjie Any of several African pipits of the genus Macronyx. Kalkoti A Dardic language spoken in Dir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is surrounded by Kohistani languages while it is a Shina language. kalkowskite Synonym of pseudorutile. Kall A surname. Kalla A surname from Telugu. kallah A meeting of yeshiva students for discussion and studying. Kallakurichi A district of Tamil Nadu, India. Kallam A surname. kallana Any member of a purported species of dwarf elephant, allegedly found in South India. Kallangur A suburb of the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. Kallar A member of one of the three related castes of southern India (along with the Maravar and Agamudayar) that constitute the Mukkulathor confederacy. kallege The kalij pheasant. Kallestewa A surname from Hopi. Kalletla A transliteration of the Telugu surname కల్లేట్ల (kallēṭla). Kalley A female given name. kalliapseudid Any malacostracan crustacean of the family Kalliapseudidae Kallichore One of the moons of Jupiter. kallidin A decapeptide kinin, produced in the kidneys, that causes dilation of renal blood vessels and increased water excretion. kallidinogenase kallikrein Kallie A female given name. Kalligas A surname from Greek. kallikantzaros A mythical, malevolent goblin-like spirit of Southeastern European and Anatolian folklore. kallikrein A hypotensive protease that liberates kinins from blood plasma proteins and is used therapeutically for vasodilation. kallilite A mixed sulphide of nickel and bismuth. Kalliope 22 Kalliope, a main belt asteroid. Kalliopi A transliteration of the Greek female given name Καλλιόπη (Kalliópi). Kallipolis The utopian city state ruled by philosopher kings as theorised by Plato in the Republic. kallipyg A callipygian person Kallista A locality in the Shire of Yarra Ranges, central Victoria, Australia kallistatin A serin protein, found in human plasma, that contains binding sites for heparin Kallithea A municipality of Greece. kallitype An early photograph produced using an organic salt of iron, preferably the ferric oxalate. Kallman A surname from German. Kallmeyer A surname from German. kalloscope A form of stereoscope kallstroemin A particular steroid glycoside. kallymeniaceous Of or relating to the Kallymeniaceae. Kalm A surname. Kalman A surname. Kalmar A small city and municipality in Kalmar County, Sweden. Kalmarian Being or relating to a labour paradigm involving a mutualization of the responsibility for employment (among businesses, unions, government, etc.) and relatively little hierarchical structure. Kalmenoff A surname. kalmia Any plant in the taxonomic genus Kalmia. Kalmiuske A city and raion of Donetsk Oblast, in eastern Ukraine. Kalms A surname. kalmuck A kind of shaggy cloth resembling bearskin. Kalmuckish Synonym of Kalmyk. Kalmunai Kalmunai, a city in Sri Lanka Kalmyk Of, from or relating to the Republic of Kalmykia, Russia. Kalmykia A republic and federal subject in southwestern Russia. Capital: Elista. Kalnik A municipality of Croatia. kalo taro (Colocasia esculenta) kaloama The yellowstripe goatfish, Mulloidichthys flavolineatus. Kalogeropoulos A surname from Greek. kalokagathia A Platonic teaching consisting of the harmonious combination of bodily, moral and spiritual virtues. kalology The study of beauty; aesthetics Kalomo A town, the capital of Kalomo district, Zambia. Kalomoira A transliteration of the Greek female given name Καλομοίρα (Kalomoíra). kalon Ideal perfect beauty in the physical and moral sense, especially as perceived by Greek philosophers. kalong A fruit bat, especially the black-eared flying fox (Pteropus melanotus). kalonji The seeds of the plant Nigella sativa used as a spice. kalooki A form of contract rummy, popular in Jamaica. kalopanaxsaponin Any of a group of triterpenoid saponins present in trees of the genus Kalopanax. kalophonic (of Byzantine chant) highly ornamental kalops A type of beef stew. kalopsia The delusion of things being more beautiful than they are. Kalorama A suburb of Melbourne in the Shire of Yarra Ranges, Victoria, Australia kalotermitid Any member of the family Kalotermitidae of termites. kalotrope A device invented by Thomas Rose that produces the optical illusion of transforming images by means of two concentric wheels moving in opposite directions. kalotypography Typography or printing that is beautiful or visually appealing. kalpa A period of 4.32 billion years (1000 chatur-yugas or cycles of the four yugas). Kalpakian A surname from Armenian. Kalpana A female given name from Sanskrit commonly used in India.