10-letter words containing i, n, k, l
- kallikrein — a type of protease that liberates kinins from kininogens
- kannapolis — a town in W North Carolina.
- kaolinitic — Of or relating to kaolinite.
- kaolinosis — the inhalation of clay dust leading to pneumoconiosis
- karamanlis — Konstantinos [kawn-stahn-dee-naws] /ˌkɔn stɑnˈdi nɔs/ (Show IPA), 1907–98, Greek politician: prime minister 1955–63, 1974–80; president 1980–85, 1990–95.
- kefallinia — Cephalonia
- kenilworth — a town in central Warwickshire, in central England, SE of Birmingham.
- kennelling — Present participle of kennel.
- kernelling — the softer, usually edible part contained in the shell of a nut or the stone of a fruit.
- kesselring — Albert [al-bert;; German ahl-bert] /ˈæl bərt;; German ˈɑl bɛrt/ (Show IPA), 1885–1960, German field marshal.
- keylogging — the practice of using a software program or hardware device (keylogger) to record all keystrokes on a computer keyboard, either overtly as a surveillance tool or covertly as spyware: Many employers are making use of keylogging to monitor their employees' computer habits.
- keyserling — Hermann Alexander [her-mahn ah-le-ksahn-duh r] /ˈhɛr mɑn ˌɑ lɛˈksɑn dər/ (Show IPA), Count, 1880–1946, German philosopher and writer.
- kiel canal — a canal connecting the North and Baltic seas. 61 miles (98 km) long.
- kilderkins — Plural form of kilderkin.
- kilmarnock — Official name Kilmarnock and Loudon. an administrative district in the Strathclyde region, in SW Scotland.
- kiln-dried — of or relating to the reduction of the moisture content in wood by means of artificially controlling the heat, air circulation, and humidity.
- kilner jar — a glass preserving jar with an airtight lid, used for bottling fruit or vegetables
- kindliness — the state or quality of being kindly; benevolence.
- king devil — any of several European hawkweeds introduced into northeastern North America, where they are troublesome weeds.
- king plank — a plank running along the center line of a deck, into which all other planks are fitted.
- kinglihood — the condition of being kingly
- kingliness — stately or splendid, as resembling, suggesting, or befitting a king; regal: He strode into the room with a kingly air.
- kingsolver — Barbara, born 1955, U.S. novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- kingsville — a city in S Texas.
- kiteflying — an act or instance of flying a kite.
- kittenlike — Resembling a kitten or some aspect of one.
- klendusity — (in plants) the ability to resist disease
- kline test — a test for syphilis in which the formation of a microscopic precipitate in a mixture of the patient's serum and an antigen indicates a syphilitic condition.
- klinotaxis — a wavering side-to-side motion of the head occurring as an organism moves forward in response to a source of stimulation, caused by the alternating reaction of sensory receptors on either side of the body.
- klutziness — clumsy; awkward: If you weren't so klutzy you wouldn't have dropped it.
- knightless — not suitable or seemly for a knight
- knightlike — Knightly; bold, gallant, etc.
- kolinskies — Plural form of kolinsky.
- kolkhoznik — someone who lives on a collective farm or kolkhoz
- lacemaking — the art, act, or process of making lace.
- lake ilmen — a lake in NW Russia, in the Novgorod Region: drains through the Volkhov River into Lake Ladoga. Area: between 780 sq km (300 sq miles) and 2200 sq km (850 sq miles), according to the season
- lamarckian — of or relating to Jean de Lamarck or his theory of organic evolution.
- lemon kali — an artificially flavored carbonated lemon drink; lemon soda pop.
- lenin peak — a peak in the Trans Alai range, in central Asia, between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. 23,382 feet (7127 meters).
- leukopenia — a decrease in the number of white blood cells in the blood.
- leukopenic — a decrease in the number of white blood cells in the blood.
- liebknecht — Karl [kahrl] /kɑrl/ (Show IPA), 1871–1919, German socialist leader.
- like stink — intensely; furiously
- likeliness — the state of being likely or probable; probability.
- likeminded — having a similar or identical opinion, disposition, etc.: a like-minded friend.
- likenesses — a representation, picture, or image, especially a portrait: to draw a good likeness of Churchill.
- limberneck — a fatal infection of botulism affecting birds, especially chickens and ducks, characterized by weakness of the neck muscles and inability to eat.
- line block — a letterpress printing block made by a photoengraving process without the use of a screen
- linebacker — a player on defense who takes a position close behind the linemen.
- lions book — (publication) "Source Code and Commentary on Unix level 6", by John Lions. The two parts of this book contained the entire source listing of the Unix Version 6 kernel, and a commentary on the source discussing the algorithms. These were circulated internally at the University of New South Wales beginning 1976-77, and were, for years after, the *only* detailed kernel documentation available to anyone outside Bell Labs. Because Western Electric wished to maintain trade secret status on the kernel, the Lions book was never formally published and was only supposed to be distributed to affiliates of source licensees (it is still possible to get a Bell Labs reprint of the book by sending a copy of a V6 source licence to the right person at Bellcore, but *real* insiders have the UNSW edition). In spite of this, it soon spread by samizdat to a good many of the early Unix hackers. In 1996 it was reprinted as a "classic":