Word origins

• isodynAn isoline connecting places at which an equal amount of wind power is available near ground level on average.
• isoglossA line on a map indicating the geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature.
• isogoriaEquality of freedom of speech and expression; the right of each citizen of a city (or other unit) to speak in public, to be heard, and address that city and populace regardless of their position or reputation.
• isohalsineAn isohaline.
• isohelA line on a map connecting places that receive equal solar radiation, or equal daily hours of sunshine.
• isohyetA line of equal rainfall on a map or chart, such as a weather map.
• isohypseA contour line; a line on a map connecting points of equal height.
• isokontHaving flagella of equal length.
• isonephAn isoline indicating equal cloud cover.
• isonomiaEquality before the law; possession of equal rights; equal distribution of rights and privileges.
• isonomicThe same, or equal, in law or right; one in kind or origin; analogous or similar.
• isopachA line on a chart joining parts of a stratigraphic unit that have the same thickness; an isopachous line.
• isopiesticHaving equal pressure; isobaric.
• isoplethA line drawn on a map through all points having the same value of some measurable quantity.
• isopolityEqual rights of citizenship in different communities; mutual political rights.
• isoporA line on a map that joins places of equal annual change in a geomagnetic property; an isoporic line.
• isopractAn isoline.
• isopycnicOf points on a surface, or in a medium: having equal density.
• isostasyThe state of balance or pressure equilibrium thought to exist within the Earth's crust, whereby the upper lithosphere floats on denser magma beneath.
• isostemonousHaving the same number of stamens as petals.
• isostheneiaThe state of arguments having equal strength or persuasiveness; equipollent.
• isosthenuriaThe excretion of urine whose specific gravity (concentration) is neither greater nor less than that of protein-free plasma.
• isotachAn isoline linking places on a map which have equal wind speed.
• isothermobathA line drawn through points of equal temperature in a vertical section of the ocean.
• isotherombroseAn isoline connecting points on the Earth's surface that have the same mean summer rainfall.
• isotomicHaving equal but reflected cevians.
• -isyUsed to form nouns denoting condition, action, or process.
• ItalioteA member of the Greek-speaking peoples of southern Italy before Roman times.
• ithycyphosisA form of kyphosis (excessive outward curvature of the spine) with a localized, backward projection of the spine while the surrounding vertebral column remains straight.
• ithyphallophobiaThe fear of having or seeing an erect penis.
• ItoniaAn epithet of the goddess Athena, alluding to the town of Iton in the south of Phthiotis.
• ItysA minor mythological character, the son of Tereus, a king of Thrace, by his Athenian wife Procne. He was murdered by his mother and eaten by his father, as part of a revenge plan against Tereus for assaulting and raping Philomela, Procne's sister.
• Jesus weptExpressing annoyed or shocked incredulity.
• Judas IscariotA betrayer.
• JudeomisiaHatred of Judaism or Jews.
• JudeomisicHating Jewish people; prejudiced against Jews.
• juxtacrineIn direct contact, especially of one cell with another.
• -kai-And, used in forming words using Greek numeral prefixes.
• kairineA derivative of tetrahydro-quinoline (C₁₀H₁₃NO), formerly used as an antipyretic.
• kakistocracyGovernment under the control of a nation's worst or least-qualified citizens.
• kakistocratA very ill-qualified ruler; a member of a kakistocracy.
• kakocracyRule or government by the worst of the people.
• kaleidographA late 19th or early 20th century device for duplicating documents that use colored ink, consisting of a tray with a rubbery substance that takes an impression of the document and then transfers it onto blank sheets of paper.
• KallipolisThe utopian city state ruled by philosopher kings as theorised by Plato in the Republic.
• kalokagathiaA Platonic teaching consisting of the harmonious combination of bodily, moral and spiritual virtues.
• kalologyThe study of beauty; aesthetics
• kalopsiaThe delusion of things being more beautiful than they are.
• kalpeAn Ancient Greek flat race for horses, generally mares, with riders.
• kalpisA kind of Ancient Greek water jug.
• kamaciteA meteoritic mineral which consists chiefly of iron and nickel
• kamelaukionA stiff brimless ornamental cap worn in Orthodox Christian and Eastern Catholic traditions.
• kamptuliconA kind of elastic floorcloth, made of India rubber, gutta-percha, linseed oil, and powdered cork.
• kandysA kind of three-quarter-length Persian coat, originally a leather cloak with sleeves worn by men, but later a garment worn by Athenian women.
• KarposA god/personification of fruit.
• karyo-relating to the nucleus of cells
• karyologyThe study of the nuclei of cells, especially with regard to the chromosomes which they contain.
• karyonThe nucleus of a cell.
• KasosAn island of the Dodecanese, Greece.
• katabasisA mytheme or trope in which the hero embarks on a journey to the underworld.
• katabaticDownslope on a mountainside.
• katagelasticismObtaining pleasure from laughing at or mocking others.
• katalIn the International System of Units, the derived unit of catalytic activity; one mole per second. Symbol: kat.
• katastematicPertaining to a constant state of being, as opposed to a kinetic state (of change).
• kata thermometerA device consisting principally of an alcohol thermometer, used to measure air cooling power and, indirectly, small wind speeds in circulating air, by measuring the time taken for the temperature of the bulb of alcohol to make a specified drop (100° to 95°F).
• katechonSomeone or something (of disputed identity) whose removal is necessary before the Antichrist can be fully manifested, according to 2 Thessalonians 2:6-7 in the Bible.
• katelectrotonusThe condition of increased irritability of a nerve in the region of the negative electrode or cathode on the passage of a current of electricity through it.
• katharometerA device used for analyzing gas mixtures by measuring their thermal conductivity.
• kathenotheismBelief that multiple deities exist, and different deities are supreme among them at different times.
• kathetalMaking a right angle; perpendicular
• kathisophobiaThe irrational fear of sitting down.
• kato-downwards, below
• katoptriteA monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, antimony, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.
• kausiaA flat hat used in the ancient kingdom of Macedonia.
• kelebeA type of krater
• kellionA small group of monks.
• KeltoiThe Celts.
• kenophobiaAn abnormal fear of empty spaces.
• kenopsiaThe haunting quality of seeing a location typically full of people in a state of emptiness or abandonment.
• kenosisChrist's voluntary abasement consisting of humanity and the simultaneous occultation of the Divinity.
• kenotronA kind of vacuum rectifier, used for the power supply in X-ray equipment.
• kentroliteAn orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, iron, lead, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, silicon, and titanium.
• kephaleA local or provincial governor in the late Byzantine Empire.
• 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
• keraunionAn Ancient Greek thunderbolt-shaped symbol, of uncertain meaning.
• 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.
• kernosA pottery ring or stone tray to which are attached several small vessels for holding ritual offerings in Ancient Greece.
• kero-Wax, waxlike.
• keroidA thick overgrowth of tissue on severe burns.
• keroliteA metamorphic nickel-bearing phyllosilicate mineral similar to talc and serpentine.
• kerykeionA herald's staff.
• kerysticConcerning preaching, particularly preaching of the gospels.
• 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.