10-letter words containing k, o, t
- kapok tree — any of several tropical bombacaceous trees of the genus Ceiba, esp Ceiba pentandra, having seeds covered with silky hairs from which kapok is obtained
- karyotyped — Simple past tense and past participle of karyotype.
- karyotypes — Plural form of karyotype.
- karyotypic — Of or pertaining to karyotypes.
- katabolism — Alternative form of catabolism.
- katholikos — catholicos.
- keep count — to keep a record of items, events, etc
- keep on at — If you keep on at someone, you repeatedly ask or tell them something in a way that annoys them.
- kefalotiri — Alternative form of kefalotyri.
- kefalotyri — A Greek cheese similar to parmesan.
- kenilworth — a town in central Warwickshire, in central England, SE of Birmingham.
- kenoticist — someone who believes in or supports the idea of kenosis
- kensington — a former borough of Greater London, England: now part of Kensington and Chelsea.
- kept woman — a woman maintained by a man as his mistress
- keratinous — composed of or resembling keratin; horny.
- keratotomy — incision of the cornea.
- kerbstones — Plural form of kerbstone.
- ketohexose — any of a class of sugars composed of six carbon atoms and a ketone group, as fructose.
- ketonaemia — an excess of ketone bodies in the blood
- ketoprofen — A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, derived from propionic acid, that has analgesic and antipyretic effects and acts by inhibiting the body's production of prostaglandin.
- ketotriose — (carbohydrate) Any ketose having three carbon atoms; in reality, only dihydroxyacetone.
- keystrokes — Plural form of keystroke.
- kick about — to strike with the foot or feet: to kick the ball; to kick someone in the shins.
- kicksorter — a multichannel pulse-height analyser used esp to distinguish between isotopes by sorting their characteristic pulses (kicks)
- kidneywort — the navelwort, Umbilicus rupestris, of the stonecrop family, having drooping yellowish-green flowers.
- kidologist — someone who practises or is skilled in kidology
- kiloliters — Plural form of kiloliter.
- kilolitres — Plural form of kilolitre.
- kilometers — a unit of length, the common measure of distances equal to 1000 meters, and equivalent to 3280.8 feet or 0.621 mile. Abbreviation: km.
- kilometres — Plural form of kilometre.
- kinetosome — a structure in some flagellate protozoans which forms the base of the flagellum, consisting of a circular arrangement of microtubules
- kiss up to — be obsequious towards
- kitchendom — the domain of the kitchen
- kiwisports — a fitness programme developed for schools, involving a selection of sports such as rounders, cricket, and netball
- kleptocrat — a government official who is a thief or exploiter.
- 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.
- klootchman — a North American Indian woman
- knee joint — articulation of the leg
- knickpoint — a break in the slope of a river profile caused by renewed erosion by a rejuvenated river
- knifepoint — the sharp tip of a knife.
- knighthood — the rank or dignity of a knight: to confer knighthood upon him.
- knob latch — a latch having a spring bolt controlled by a knob on one or both sides.
- knockabout — Nautical. any of various fore-and-aft-rigged sailing vessels having a single jib bent to a stay from the stemhead, no bowsprit being used: usually rigged as a sloop.
- knockwurst — knackwurst.
- knottiness — having knots; full of knots: a knotty piece of wood.
- koeksister — (South Africa) A traditional Malay confection consisting of a deep-fried twisted or plaited doughnut dipped in syrup immediately after cooking.
- konditorei — (often initial capital letter) a German pastry and coffee shop.
- koniggratz — German name of Hradec Králové.
- kota bharu — a state in Malaysia, on the central Malay Peninsula. 5750 sq. mi. (14,893 sq. km). Capital: Kota Bharu.
- kotukutuku — a New Zealand forest tree, Fuchsia excorticata, with dark purple fruit called konini