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11-letter words containing k, e, t, o

  • keelboatman — a member of the crew of a keelboat.
  • keep out of — to remain or cause to remain unexposed to
  • keep stroke — to make strokes in rhythm
  • kente cloth — a fabric made esp. in Ghana, woven in strips of brightly patterned bands interspersed with bands of black
  • keratectomy — excision of part of the cornea.
  • keratoconus — a degenerative condition characterized by conical protrusion of the cornea and irregular astigmatism.
  • keratoderma — a disease of the horny layer of the skin, especially of the soles or palms.
  • keratolysis — the loosening or shedding of the horny layer of the epidermis.
  • keratolytic — the loosening or shedding of the horny layer of the epidermis.
  • keratometer — an instrument for measuring the curvature of the cornea.
  • keratophyre — a fine-grained soda trachyte
  • keratoscope — an instrument, as Placido's disk, for determining the symmetry of the curvature of the cornea.
  • keratoscopy — an instrument, as Placido's disk, for determining the symmetry of the curvature of the cornea.
  • ketogenesis — the production of ketone bodies in the body, as in diabetes mellitus or low-carbohydrate weight-loss diets.
  • ketone body — any of three compounds, acetoacetic acid, beta-hydroxybutyric acid, or acetone, that are intermediate in the metabolism of fatty acids and that are found in abnormal quantities in the blood and urine during certain pathological conditions, as diabetes mellitus.
  • ketopentose — (carbohydrate) A pentose that is also a ketose.
  • ketosteroid — any of a group of steroids containing a ketone group.
  • ketotetrose — (carbohydrate) Any ketose having four carbon atoms.
  • kettle hole — a deep, kettle-shaped depression in glacial drift.
  • key station — a radio or television station that originates most of a network's broadcasting.
  • keyboardist — the row or set of keys on a piano, organ, or the like.
  • kid brother — younger male sibling
  • killer boat — a boat used for hunting whales and towing them to a factory ship.
  • kilometrage — The total distance, in kilometres, travelled.
  • kilovoltage — electric potential difference or electromotive force, as measured in kilovolts.
  • kinetochore — Biology. the place on either side of the centromere to which the spindle fibers are attached during cell division.
  • kinetograph — a camera for taking pictures for a kinetoscope.
  • kinetoplast — A mass of mitochondrial DNA lying close to the nucleus in some flagellate protozoa.
  • kinetoscope — an early motion-picture device, invented by Edison, in which the film passed behind a peephole for viewing by a single viewer.
  • kiteboarder — A person who participates in kiteboarding.
  • kitten moth — any of three prominent moths, notably the poplar kitten (Furcula bifida), that have larvae like those of the related puss moth
  • kleptocracy — a government or state in which those in power exploit national resources and steal; rule by a thief or thieves.
  • kleptocrats — Plural form of kleptocrat.
  • kleptomania — an irresistible impulse to steal, stemming from emotional disturbance rather than economic need.
  • knee action — Automotive. a form of suspension for the front wheels of a vehicle permitting each wheel to rise and fall independently of the other.
  • knife-point — the sharp tip of a knife.
  • knifepoints — Plural form of knifepoint.
  • knocked out — to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
  • knot garden — an intricately designed flower or herb garden with plants arranged to create an interlacing pattern, sometimes with fanciful topiary and carefully tended paths.
  • knotgrasses — Plural form of knotgrass.
  • knotty pine — pine wood with many knots
  • know better — be sufficiently wise
  • koeksisters — Plural form of koeksister.
  • konigshutte — German name of Chorzów.
  • kort nozzle — a cylindrical fitting around a propeller, tapered inward toward the stern to increase thrust and maneuverability.
  • kosher salt — a coarse-grained salt with no additives, used especially to draw out the blood from meat to make it kosher.
  • kostelanetz — André [ahn-drey] /ˈɑn dreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1901–80, U.S. orchestra conductor and pianist, born in Russia.
  • lackey moth — a bombycid moth, Malacosoma neustria, whose brightly striped larvae live at first in a communal web often on fruit trees, of which they may become a pest
  • lake forest — a city in NE Illinois, N of Chicago, on Lake Michigan.
  • latticework — work consisting of crossed strips usually arranged in a diagonal pattern of open spaces.
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