8-letter words containing a, l, k
- kalifate — the rank, jurisdiction, or government of a caliph.
- kalimbas — Plural form of kalimba.
- kalinite — a mineral, hydrous sulfate of potassium and aluminum, chemically similar to alum.
- kalispel — a Salishan language used by the Flathead Indians of Montana and by some neighboring tribes in Idaho and the western part of Washington.
- kaliyuga — the fourth and present age of the world, full of conflict and sin.
- kallidin — a peptide in blood plasma that dilates blood vessels and causes contraction of smooth muscles
- kallikak — the fictitious name of an actual family that was the focus of a sociological study: one branch of feeble-minded descendants were mostly social degenerates, while another branch with descendants of normal intelligence were mostly successful.
- kalliope — calliope (def 2).
- kallisto — Callisto (def 1).
- kalmykia — an autonomous republic in the Russian Federation in Europe, on the NW shore of the Caspian Sea. 75,900 sq. mi. (196,581 sq. km). Capital: Elista.
- kalumpit — a fruit tree of the genus Terminalia, with small yellow flowers, native to the Philippines
- kalyptra — a veil worn by women in Greece
- kamloops — a city in S British Columbia, in SW Canada.
- kaoliang — a variety of grain sorghum.
- karaklis — former name of Kirovakan.
- karakuls — Plural form of karakul.
- karelian — of or relating to Karelia, its people, or their language.
- karlsbad — German name of Karlovy Vary.
- karlstad — a city in S Sweden.
- karoline — a female given name.
- karrusel — a revolving escapement for minimizing positional error.
- katalase — catalase.
- katalyst — catalyst.
- katalyze — catalyze.
- kathleen — a female given name, form of Katherine.
- keelboat — a roughly built, shallow freight boat, having a keel to permit sailing into the wind.
- keelhaul — Nautical. to haul (an offender) under the bottom of a ship and up on the other side as a punishment.
- keepable — able to be kept
- keflavik — a town in SW Iceland, on the S shore of Faxa Bay: site of international airport.
- kehillah — the organization of the Jewish population of a community that deals with charities and other communal affairs.
- kelantan — a state in Malaysia, on the central Malay Peninsula. 5750 sq. mi. (14,893 sq. km). Capital: Kota Bharu.
- keloidal — Of or pertaining to keloids.
- kelthane — a pesticide sprayed on agricultural and ornamental plants to eliminate mites
- keneally — Thomas (Michael). born 1935, Australian writer. His novels include the Booker prizewinner Schindler's Ark (1982); other works are The Playmaker (1987), The Great Shame (1998), and The Woman and Her Hero (2007)
- kephalin — Alternative spelling of cephalin.
- kephalos — Cephalus.
- khalasis — Plural form of khalasi.
- khalifah — Dated form of caliph.
- kickable — Capable, or deserving of being kicked.
- kickball — a children's game, similar to baseball, in which a large inflated ball, as a soccer ball, is kicked instead of being batted.
- kicktail — The upwards-bent tip of the deck of a skateboard.
- kielbasa — a smoked sausage of coarsely chopped beef and pork, flavored with garlic and spices.
- kielbasy — a smoked sausage of coarsely chopped beef and pork, flavored with garlic and spices.
- killable — to deprive of life in any manner; cause the death of; slay. Synonyms: slaughter, massacre, butcher; hang, electrocute, behead, guillotine, strangle, garrote; assassinate.
- killadar — a fort commander or governor
- kilobase — (in expressing the lengths of nucleic acid molecules) 1,000 bases.
- kilobaud — (unit) 1000 baud.
- kilogram — a unit of mass equal to 1000 grams: the basic unit of mass in the International System of Units (SI), equal to the mass of the international prototype of the kilogram, a platinum-iridium cylinder kept in Sèvres, France. Abbreviation: kg.
- kilogray — one thousand grays
- kilowatt — a unit of power, equal to 1000 watts. Abbreviation: kW, kw.