Word origins

• keramographicSuitable to be written or capable of being written upon
• kerato-horn
• keratoglobusA disorder of the eye in which the cornea is enlarged and globular in shape.
• keraulophonA particular flue organ stop of 8' pitch which produces a reedy tone.
• keraunicRelating to the audible detection of thunder
• kerauno-thunderbolt, thunder, lightning.
• kerionA response condition to a fungal ringworm infection of the hair follicles of the scalp and beard accompanied by secondary bacterial infection, usually presenting itself as raised, spongy lesions.
• keriteA compound in which tar or asphalt combined with animal or vegetable oils is vulcanized by sulphur, the product closely resembling rubber; formerly used as an insulating material in telegraphy.
• kero-Wax, waxlike.
• keroidA thick overgrowth of tissue on severe burns.
• keroliteA metamorphic nickel-bearing phyllosilicate mineral similar to talc and serpentine.
• khmaraliteA monoclinic-prismatic very dark green mineral containing aluminum, beryllium, iron, magnesium, oxygen, and silicon.
• KimolosAn island of the Cyclades, Greece.
• kin-ballA sport played by three teams at once with a large ball.
• -kineForms names of specific cytokines.
• kine-movement
• kinesi-movement, especially the movement of human body parts.
• -kinesiaForms words related to body movement, often pathological, sometimes synonymous to words ending in -kinesis.
• kinesiamotion sickness
• kineto-motion; movement.
• kinociliumA special type of cilium on the apex of hair cells, located in the sensory epithelium of the vertebrate inner ear and involved in the senses of movement and hearing.
• kionedonin a vertical manner, as on a pillar (kion); in vertical lines from top to bottom.
• kleismaA very small interval that is the difference between 6 just minor thirds and a perfect twelfth.
• kleptogenesisReproduction by a unisexual species using sperm 'stolen' by mating with members of a related bisexual species.
• kleptonA species that requires input from another biological taxon (normally from a species which is closely related to the kleptonic species) to complete its reproductive cycle.
• klirosThe section of an Eastern Orthodox or Eastern Catholic church dedicated to the choir.
• KnidosAn ancient settlement in southwestern Asia Minor; the location of the Ancient Greek city Caria.
• knismesisLight tickling often accompanied by an itching sensation.
• knismolagniasexual arousal caused by being tickled.
• kochliarionA kind of spoon used for eating in the Early Byzantine period.
• koilo-concave; hollow
• koinomatterNormal matter, as opposed to antimatter.
• koinophiliaAn evolutionary hypothesis proposing that, during sexual selection, animals preferentially seek mates with a minimum of unusual or mutant features.
• koinophobiaThe fear of having lived an ordinary, mundane life.
• kolivaA dish made of sweetened boiled wheat, optionally mixed with nuts and spices, and used in Eastern Orthodox rituals to commemorate the dead or at slava.
• komastA drunken reveller, especially as depicted in Ancient Greek art.
• kommosA set of lines that alternate between an actor (or actors) and the chorus.
• konio-dust
• koniologythe study of dust, pollen and other airborne particles.
• -kontA flagellate of a given type.
• kopisA short forward curved sword in Ancient Greece used primarily as a cutting tool, but also for combat.
• korophileA person attracted to boys or young men.
• korophiliaSexual attraction to boys or young men.
• korymbosA jewel-studded globe containing the top hair of the ruler of the Sasanian dynasty of Iran, resting on his crown.
• kourotrophosAny of a class of Mycenaean terracotta figurines depicting women carrying children.
• kozuliteA monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, iron, manganese, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.
• kratocracyA government established by the forceful or cunning seizure of power and maintained by strength.
• kreo-Meat, flesh.
• kreophagyFlesh-eating; meat-eating.
• kreotoxinAny basic (pH > 7) toxin produced by bacteria or fungi in meat.
• kritarchyRule by judges.
• kruptadiaErotica.
• kryalThe portion of a stream fed by meltwaters from ice.
• ktetorOne who funds the building or reconstruction of an Eastern Orthodox church or monastery.
• ktetoryAn Eastern Orthodox church or monastery built or reconstructed by a ktetor.
• ktisticConcerned with the founding of a city
• kykeonAn Ancient Greek drink made mainly of water, barley and herbs. Closely tied to Demeter and the seasonal celebrations of Crete.
• kymo-Pertaining to a wave.
• kynurenic acidA metabolite of tryptophan that has antiexcitotoxic and anticonvulsant activity.
• kyphometerA device used to measure kyphosis (curvature of the spine)
• kyphosidAny of the perciform fish of the family Kyphosidae (the sea chubs).
• kyphoticRelating to, or exhibiting, kyphosis.
• kyriarchyA system of ruling and oppression in which many people may interact and act as oppressor or oppressed.
• kyriologyThe use of literal or simple expressions, as distinguished from the use of figurative or obscure language.
• labyrinthodontHaving teeth with a labyrinthine (maze-like) internal structure
• laccolithA mass of igneous or volcanic rock found within strata which forces the overlaying strata upwards and forms domes.
• lachanophobiaAn irrational fear of vegetables.
• laconizeTo imitate the manner of the Laconians, especially in brief, pithy speech, or in frugality and austerity.
• lagenocanaliculateHaving prolatocanaliculate-type pores, with a narrower openings.
• LagidA member of the Ptolemaic dynasty.
• lagophthalmicHaving or relating to lagophthalmia.
• LalageA female given name from Ancient Greek.
• lalo-speech
• lalocheziaThe use of vulgar or foul language to relieve stress or pain.
• lalopathyAny speech disorder.
• lalophobiaAn irrational fear of speaking.
• lampadomancydivination by the interpretation of the flame of a lamp. A type of pyromancy.
• lamprophonicpertaining to loudness and clarity of vocal enunciation
• lamprophonyloudness and clarity of enunciation
• lamprophylliteA monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing barium, fluorine, hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, sodium, strontium, and titanium.
• lamprophyreAn uncommon, small-volume ultrapotassic igneous rock primarily occurring as dikes, lopoliths, laccoliths, stocks and small intrusions.
• lanthopineAn alkaloid found in opium.
• LaodiceneSynonym of Laodicean.
• lapacticpurgative; laxative
• latreuticalOf or pertaining to latria, the highest form of worship.
• latriaThe highest form of worship, named adoration, properly given to the triune God alone.
• LavrioA town in south-east Attica, Greece.
• lecithalHaving or relating to a yolk.
• lecticalOf or relating to speech, words, or learning.
• lecythiformshaped like a bowling pin, a flask, or a bottle.
• leiothrixEither of two babblers of the genus Leiothrix within the family Leiothrichidae.
• Leiotrichihuman races with smooth hair
• lekythosA pottery flask with a narrow neck, used in Ancient Greece for storing oil.
• leontocephaliclion-headed
• lepalA sterile transformed stamen.
• lepidicscaly; growing as a scaly covering
• lepidopterologyThe scientific study of butterflies and moths (the Lepidoptera).
• lepidosirenA lungfish.
• -lepsya specified form of possession (noun sense 5 or noun sense 6), fit or seizure
• -lepticOf or relating to a condition of seizing, as in nympholeptic.