Kennel () A pack of hounds, or a collection of dogs.

Kennel () The hole of a fox or other beast; a haunt.

Kenneled () of Kennel

Kennelled () of Kennel

Kennelling () of Kennel

Kennel () To lie or lodge; to dwell, as a dog or a fox.

Kennel () To put or keep in a kennel.

Kennel coal () See Cannel coal.

Kenning () Range of sight.

Kenning () The limit of vision at sea, being a distance of about twenty miles.

Keno () A gambling game, a variety of the game of lotto, played with balls or knobs, numbered, and cards also numbered.

Kenogenesis () Modified evolution, in which nonprimitive characters make their appearance in consequence of a secondary adaptation of the embryo to the peculiar conditions of its environment; -- distinguished from palingenesis.

Kenogenetic () Of or pertaining to kenogenesis; as, kenogenetic processes.

Kenspeckle () Having so marked an appearance as easily to be recognized.

Kent bugle () A curved bugle, having six finger keys or stops, by means of which the performer can play upon every key in the musical scale; -- called also keyed bugle, and key bugle.

Kentle () A hundred weight; a quintal.

Kentledge () Pigs of iron used for ballast.

Kentucky () One of the United States.

Kephalin () One of a group of nitrogenous phosphorized principles, supposed by Thudichum to exist in brain tissue.

Kept () of Keep.

Keramic () Same as Ceramic.

Keramics () Same as Ceramics.

Keramographic () Suitable to be written upon; capable of being written upon, as a slate; -- said especially of a certain kind of globe.

Kerana () A kind of long trumpet, used among the Persians.

Kerargyrite () See Cerargyrite.

Kerasin () A nitrogenous substance free from phosphorus, supposed to be present in the brain; a body closely related to cerebrin.

Kerasine () Resembling horn; horny; corneous.

Keratin () A nitrogenous substance, or mixture of substances, containing sulphur in a loose state of combination, and forming the chemical basis of epidermal tissues, such as horn, hair, feathers, and the like. It is an insoluble substance, and, unlike elastin, is not dissolved even by gastric or pancreatic juice. By decomposition with sulphuric acid it yields leucin and tyrosin, as does albumin. Called also epidermose.

Keratitis () Inflammation of the cornea.

Keratode () See Keratose.

Keratogenous () Producing horn; as, the keratogenous membrane within the horny hoof of the horse.

Keratoidea () Same as Keratosa.

Keratome () An instrument for dividing the cornea in operations for cataract.

Keratonyxis () The operation of removing a cataract by thrusting a needle through the cornea of the eye, and breaking up the opaque mass.

Keratophyte () A gorgonian coral having a horny axis.

Keratosa () An order of sponges having a skeleton composed of hornlike fibers. It includes the commercial sponges.

Keratose () A tough, horny animal substance entering into the composition of the skeleton of sponges, and other invertebrates; -- called also keratode.

Keratose () Containing hornlike fibers or fibers of keratose; belonging to the Keratosa.

Keraunograph () A figure or picture impressed by lightning upon the human body or elsewhere.

Kerb () See Curb.

Kerbstone () See Curbstone.

Kercher () A kerchief.

Kerchered () Covered, or bound round, with a kercher.

Kerchiefs () of Kerchief

Kerchief () A square of fine linen worn by women as a covering for the head; hence, anything similar in form or material, worn for ornament on other parts of the person; -- mostly used in compounds; as, neckerchief; breastkerchief; and later, handkerchief.

Kerchief () A lady who wears a kerchief.

Kerchiefed () Alt. of Kerchieft

Kerchieft () Dressed; hooded; covered; wearing a kerchief.

Kerf () A notch, channel, or slit made in any material by cutting or sawing.

Kerite () A compound in which tar or asphaltum combined with animal or vegetable oils is vulcanized by sulphur, the product closely resembling rubber; -- used principally as an insulating material in telegraphy.

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