9-letter words containing m, a, k
- kaiserdom — The dignity, rank or office of a kaiser; the state of being a kaiser.
- kaiserism — autocratic rule, like that of a German kaiser.
- kakemonos — (uncommon) Plural form of kakemono.
- kalamazoo — a city in SW Michigan.
- kalamkari — A type of cotton cloth printed by hand, originally made in southern India.
- kalsomine — to wash or cover with calcimine.
- kamadhenu — a celestial cow whose milk is life, and one of whose milkings is the visible world.
- kamarhati — a city in West Bengal state, in NE India, a suburb of Kolkata.
- kamchadal — Itelmen.
- kamchatka — a peninsula in the NE Russian Federation in Asia, extending S between the Bering Sea and the Sea of Okhotsk. 750 miles (1210 km) long; 104,200 sq. mi. (269,880 sq. km) wide.
- kamikazes — Plural form of kamikaze.
- kamilaroi — an Australian aboriginal language spoken in northern New South Wales.
- kampuchea — People's Republic of, a former official name of Cambodia.
- kanamycin — An aminoglycoside antibiotic marketed under the trade name Kantrex.
- karakoram — Also called Mustagh. a mountain range in NW India, in N Kashmir. Highest peak, K2, 28,250 feet (8611 meters).
- karakorum — a ruined city in central Mongolian People's Republic: capital of the Mongol Empire in the 13th century.
- karl marx — Karl (Heinrich) [kahrl hahyn-rik;; German kahrl hahyn-rikh] /kɑrl ˈhaɪn rɪk;; German kɑrl ˈhaɪn rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1818–83, German economist, philosopher, and socialist.
- karyogamy — the fusion of the nuclei of cells, as in fertilization.
- karyogram — (genetics) A graphical representation of a karyotype.
- karyosome — Also called chromocenter. any of several masses of chromatin in the reticulum of a cell nucleus.
- kathmandu — a constitutional monarchy in the Himalayas between N India and Tibet. About 56,830 sq. mi. (147,190 sq. km). Capital: Kathmandu.
- kauffmann — Angelica (andʒeˈlikə). 1741–1807, Swiss painter, who worked chiefly in England
- kauri gum — a hard resin obtained from the bark of the kauri or found, sometimes in masses of as much as 100 pounds (45 kg), in the soil where the tree has grown: used chiefly in making varnish.
- kennelman — a man who works in a kennels
- ketonemia — the presence of ketone bodies in the blood.
- key frame — (graphics) A frame in an animated sequence of frames which was drawn or otherwise constructed directly by the user rather than generated automatically, e.g. by tweening.
- keyframes — Plural form of keyframe.
- keystream — (cryptography) A stream of random or pseudorandom characters that are combined with the plaintext to produce a ciphertext.
- khamaseen — A cyclonic type wind that is common in Egypt and Sudan towards the end of March and April of each year. Hot weather ensues, as well as sandstorms.
- khansamah — a native house steward or butler.
- khwarizmi — Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi
- kilograms — Plural form of kilogram.
- kinematic — the branch of mechanics that deals with pure motion, without reference to the masses or forces involved in it.
- king clam — geoduck.
- kingmaker — a person who has great power and influence in the choice of a ruler, candidate for public office, business leader, or the like.
- kinswoman — a female relative.
- kissagram — Alternative form of kissogram.
- kissogram — A novelty greeting or message delivered by a man or woman who accompanies it with a kiss, arranged as a humorous surprise for the recipient.
- krav maga — a form of exercise based on unarmed combat movements developed by the Israeli armed forces
- kumarahou — a shrub, Pomaderris kumeraho, found in the north of New Zealand's North Island, the flowers of which produce a soap-like lather when rubbed
- kusimanse — (zoology) Several species of dwarf mongoose in genus Crossarchus.
- kymograph — an instrument for measuring and graphically recording variations in fluid pressure, as those of the human pulse.
- lacemaker — A person who makes lace.
- lady muck — an ordinary woman behaving or being treated as if she were aristocratic
- lake mead — a reservoir in NW Arizona and SE Nevada, formed by the Hoover Dam across the Colorado River: one of the largest man-made lakes in the world. Area: 588 sq km (227 sq miles)
- lambskins — Plural form of lambskin.
- lame duck — an elected official or group of officials, as a legislator, continuing in office during the period between an election defeat and a successor's assumption of office.
- lampblack — a fine black pigment consisting of almost pure carbon collected as soot from the smoke of burning oil, gas, etc.
- landmarks — Plural form of landmark.
- lawmakers — Plural form of lawmaker.