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1. n. the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
2. n. 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
3. n. the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
4. n. a unit of information equal to 1000 bytes
5. n. a unit of information equal to 1024 bytes
6. n. the 11th letter of the Roman alphabet
7. n. street names for ketamine
8. adj. denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000 items or units
9. (K is from the Latin, which used the letter but little except in the early period of the language. It came into the Latin from the Greek, which received it from a Phoenician source, the ultimate origin probably being Egyptian,. Etymologically K is most nearly related to c, g, h (which see). Note: In many words of one syllable k is used after c, as in crack, check, deck, being necessary to exhibit a correct pronunciation in the derivatives, cracked, checked, decked, cracking; since without it, c, before the vowels e and i, would be sounded like s. Formerly, k was added to c in certain words of Latin origin, as in musick, publick, republick; but now it is omitted. Note: See Guide to Pronunciation , §§ 240, 178, 179, 185.
10. (K is from the Latin, which used the letter but little exceptin the early period of the language. It came into the Latin from theGreek, which received it from a Phoenician source, the ultimateorigin probably being Egyptian,. Etymologically K is most nearlyrelated to c, g, h (which see).