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K
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Street names for ketamine
Synonyms:
cat valium; green; honey oil; jet; K; special K; super acid; super C
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("K" is a kind of...):
Ketalar; ketamine; ketamine hydrochloride (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)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The 11th letter of the Roman alphabet
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("K" is a kind of...):
alphabetic character; letter; letter of the alphabet (the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech)
Holonyms ("K" is a member of...):
Latin alphabet; Roman alphabet (the alphabet evolved by the ancient Romans which serves for writing most of the languages of western Europe)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A unit of information equal to 1024 bytes
Synonyms:
K; kB; KiB; kibibyte; kilobyte
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("K" is a kind of...):
computer memory unit (a unit for measuring computer memory)
Meronyms (parts of "K"):
word (a string of bits stored in computer memory)
Holonyms ("K" is a part of...):
M; MB; mebibyte; megabyte; MiB (a unit of information equal to 1024 kibibytes or 2^20 (1,048,576) bytes)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A unit of information equal to 1000 bytes
Synonyms:
K; kB; kilobyte
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("K" is a kind of...):
computer memory unit (a unit for measuring computer memory)
Holonyms ("K" is a part of...):
M; MB; megabyte (a unit of information equal to 1000 kilobytes or 10^6 (1,000,000) bytes)
Sense 5
Meaning:
The basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
Synonyms:
K; kelvin
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("K" is a kind of...):
temperature unit (a unit of measurement for temperature)
Sense 6
Meaning:
The cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
Synonyms:
1000; chiliad; G; grand; K; M; one thousand; thou; thousand; yard
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("K" is a kind of...):
large integer (an integer equal to or greater than ten)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "K"):
millenary (a sum or aggregate of one thousand (especially one thousand years))
Sense 7
Meaning:
A light soft silver-white metallic element of the alkali metal group; oxidizes rapidly in air and reacts violently with water; is abundant in nature in combined forms occurring in sea water and in carnallite and kainite and sylvite
Synonyms:
atomic number 19; K; potassium
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("K" is a kind of...):
metal; metallic element (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)
Holonyms ("K" is a substance of...):
carnallite (a white or reddish mineral consisting of hydrous chlorides of potassium and magnesium; used as a fertilizer and as a source of potassium and magnesium)
kainite (a white mineral consisting of magnesium sulphate and potassium chloride; a source of potassium salts; used as a fertilizer)
langbeinite (a mineral consisting of potassium magnesium double sulphate; used as a fertilizer)
brine; saltwater; seawater (water containing salts)
sylvine; sylvite (a mineral consisting of native potassium chloride; an important ore of potassium that is found in sedimentary beds)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000 items or units
Synonyms:
1000; k; m; one thousand; thousand
Classified under:
Similar:
cardinal (being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order)
Context examples:
When I mentioned it to Mrs. K., that evening, she laughed, and said, "That must have been Professor Bhaer, he's always doing things of that sort."
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
“K.,” said Mr. Spiker, with an ominous look.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
The enhanced excretion of Na+ produces diuresis ultimately resulting in a reduction in blood pressure without the loss of K+.
(Aldosterone Receptor Antagonist, NCI Thesaurus)
As a vitamin K antagonist, acenocoumarol inhibits vitamin K epoxide reductase, thereby inhibiting the reduction of vitamin K and the availability of vitamin KH2.
(Acenocoumarol, NCI Thesaurus)
Causes include vitamin K deficiency, amyloidosis, and severe liver disease.
(Acquired Coagulation Factor Deficiency, NCI Thesaurus)
Vitamins may be classified according to their solubility either in lipids (vitamins A, D, E, K, F) or in water (vitamins C, B-complex).
(Multivitamin, NCI Thesaurus)
Vitamins such as biotin and vitamin K are made by microflora.
(Microflora, NCI Dictionary)
The vitamin component may be classified according to their solubility either in lipids (vitamins A, D, E, K, F) or in water (vitamins C, B- complex).
(Multivitamins/Minerals, NCI Thesaurus)
This is calculated by a mathematical formula that takes into account the R value, K value, angle and maximum amplitude of clot formation.
(Coagulation Index Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)
Benzo(k)fluoranthene is reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen.
(Benzo[k]fluoranthene, NCI Thesaurus)
