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- IRENOLOGYThe study of peace.
- IRIDALPertaining to a rainbow.
- IRONICCharacterized by or constituting (any kind of) irony.
- IRONYThe quality of a statement that, when taken in context, may actually mean something different from, or the opposite of, what is written literally; the use of words expressing somet
- ISCHEMIALocal disturbance in blood circulation due to mechanical obstruction of the blood supply (for example, embolism, thrombosis, or vasoconstriction).
- ISCHIUMThe lowest of the three bones that make up each side of the pelvis.
- ISOBARA line drawn on a map or chart connecting places of equal or constant pressure.
- ISOBATHA line on a map or chart joining places of equal depth of water; a depth contour.
- ISOCHEIMAn isotherm connecting points on a map with equal mean winter temperature.
- ISOCHOREIn general, a place or position with relevant parameters matching other places, as in having the same pressure, chemistry, population etc. Even within a single discipline the param
- ISOCHRONALHaving the same duration.
- ISODYNAMICHaving equal strength or force.
- ISOHELA line on a map connecting places that receive equal solar radiation, or equal daily hours of sunshine.
- ISOHYETA line of equal rainfall on a map or chart, such as a weather map.
- ISOKONTHaving flagella of equal length.
- ISOMETRYA function between metric spaces (or on a single metric space) having the property that the distance between two images is equal to the distance between their preimages.
- ISONOMYAlternative form of isonomia.
- ISOPACHA line on a chart joining parts of a stratigraphic unit that have the same thickness; an isopachous line.
- ISOPLETHA line drawn on a map through all points having the same value of some measurable quantity.
- ISOPOLITYEqual rights of citizenship in different communities; mutual political rights.
- ISOTHERMA line on a graph or chart, such as a weather map, along which all the points have the same temperature.
- ISOTROPICHaving properties that are identical in all directions; exhibiting isotropy
- ISTHMUSA narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, and connecting two larger landmasses.
- JACINTHA translucent, reddish type of zircon used as a gemstone; a hyacinth.
- JAMBEither of the vertical components that form the side of an opening in a wall, such as that of a door frame, window frame, or fireplace.
- JASPERAny bright-coloured kind of chalcedony apart from cornelian.
- JEALOUSSuspecting rivalry in love; troubled by worries that one might have been replaced in someone's affections; suspicious of a lover's or spouse's fidelity.
- JUBEA type of gelatine-based confection; its ingredients and consistency vary between countries.
- JUBILEEA special year of emancipation supposed to be observed every fifty years, when farming was temporarily stopped, certain houses and land which had been sold could be redeemed by the
- JYNXA bird, the wryneck, once thought a bird of ill omen (Jynx torquilla).
- JYNXESA bird, the wryneck, once thought a bird of ill omen (Jynx torquilla).
- KAIROMONEAny substance produced by an individual of one species (often an insect) that benefits the recipient which is of a different species but is harmful to the producer.
- KALEIDOSCOPEAn instrument consisting of a tube containing mirrors and loose, colourful beads or other objects; when the tube is looked into and rotated, a succession of symmetrical designs can
- KALPISA kind of Ancient Greek water jug.
- KAMACITEA meteoritic mineral which consists chiefly of iron and nickel
- KAPPAThe tenth letter of the Greek alphabet.
- KARYONThe nucleus of a cell.
- KELOIDA hard raised growth of scar tissue at the site of an injury.
- KENAFHibiscus cannabinus, an annual or biennial herbaceous plant found mainly in Asia.
- KENAFSHibiscus cannabinus, an annual or biennial herbaceous plant found mainly in Asia.
- KENOPHOBIAAn abnormal fear of empty spaces.
- KENOPHOBIASAn abnormal fear of empty spaces.
- KERATINThe protein of which hair and nails are composed.
- KERYGMAThe proclamation of religious truths; core religious teaching; preaching.
- KILOMETREAn SI unit of length equal to 10 metres. Symbol: km
- KINASEAny of a group of enzymes that transfer phosphate groups from high-energy donor molecules, such as ATP, to specific target molecules (substrates), in a process termed phosphorylati
- KINEMATICSThe branch of mechanics concerned with objects in motion, but not with the forces involved.
- KINETICRelating to motion.
- KINETICSThe branch of mechanics concerned with motion of objects, as well as the reason i.e. the forces acting on such bodies. This, along with kinematics constitute dynamics, which is con
- KINETOCHOREThe protein structure in eukaryotes which assembles on the centromere and links the chromosome to microtubule polymers from the mitotic spindle during mitosis.
- KITHARAAlternative form of cithara.
- KLAXONA loud electric alarm or horn, especially as used in automobiles in the early 20th century.
- KLENDUSITYResistance to infection.
- KLEPTOMANIAA psychological disorder that causes an uncontrollable obsession with stealing without economic or material need.
- KLYSTRONan electron tube used to amplify microwave-frequency electromagnetic radiation.
- KOINEA linguistic variety that has developed in supraregional contact between speakers of various interrelated dialects, typically in such a way that features shared by several dialects
- KOPPAAn Ancient Greek letter representing /k/, Ϙ / ϙ, replaced by kappa by the Classical Greek period.
- KOREAn Ancient Greek statue of a woman, portrayed standing, usually clothed, painted in bright colours and having an elaborate hairstyle.
- KOUROSA sculpture of a naked youth in Ancient Greece, the male equivalent of a kore.
- KRYPTONThe chemical element (symbol Kr) with an atomic number of 36. It is a colourless, odourless noble gas that only reacts with fluorine. It is one of the rarest gases in the Earth's a
- KUDOSPraise; accolades.
- KYANITEA blue neosilicate mineral, Al2SiO5, found in metamorphic rocks.
- KYLIXAn Ancient Greek drinking cup with a stem, two handles, and a broad, shallow body.
- KYPHOTICRelating to, or exhibiting, kyphosis.
- LABDANUMA sticky brown resin obtained from species of rockrose, used mainly in perfume.
- LABRYSA double-headed axe in Minoan mythology.
- LABYRINTHA maze-like structure built by Daedalus in Knossos, containing the Minotaur. A complicated irregular network of passages or paths, especially underground or covered, in which it is
- LACONISMExtreme brevity in expression.
- LAETRILEA drug, derived from the amygdalin of apricot kernels, once thought capable of destroying cancer cells by the release of cyanide but later banned in the United States by the FDA.
- LAGENAThe upper part of the cochlear duct.
- LAICA layperson as opposed to a cleric, i.e. not a member of the clergy.
- LAITYPeople of a church who are not ordained clergy or clerics.
- LAMBDAThe eleventh letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabet, the twelfth of the Old Greek alphabet.
- LAMIAA monster preying upon human beings, who sucked the blood of children, often described as having the head and breasts of a woman and the lower half of a serpent.
- LARCENYThe unlawful taking of personal property as an attempt to deprive the legal owner of it permanently.
- LARCHA coniferous tree, of genus Larix, having deciduous leaves in fascicles.
- LARYNXA hollow muscular organ of the neck of mammals situated just below where the tract of the pharynx splits into the trachea and the oesophagus. It is involved in breath control and p
- LATRIAThe highest form of worship, named adoration, properly given to the triune God alone.
- LAUDANUMAny of several tinctures of opium, once widely used for various medical purposes and as a recreational drug.
- LAURAA number of hermitages or cells in the same neighborhood occupied by anchorites who were under the same superior
- LECITHINThe principal phospholipid in animals; it is particularly abundant in egg yolks, and is extracted commercially from soy. It is a major constituent of cell membranes, and is commonl
- LECTOTYPEA biological specimen or illustration later selected to serve as definitive type example of a species or subspecies when the original author of the name did not designate a holotyp
- LEKYTHOSA pottery flask with a narrow neck, used in Ancient Greece for storing oil.
- LENTILAny of several plants of the genus Lens, especially Lens culinaris, from southwest Asia, that have edible, lens-shaped seeds within flattened pods.
- LEOPARDA large wild cat with a spotted coat native to Africa and Asia (Panthera pardus). The male of the species P. pardus, as distinguished from a leopardess.
- LEPERA person who has leprosy, a person suffering from Hansen's disease.
- LEPIDOTECovered with scurfy scales.
- LEPROSESynonym of leprous, afflicted with leprosy.
- LEPROUSOf or relating to one of the diseases known as leprosy.
- LEPTINA protein hormone produced in adipose tissue; it plays a role in regulating appetite and metabolism.
- LEPTONA coin used since ancient times in Greece, serving in modern times as one hundredth of a phoenix, a drachma, and a euro (as the Greek form of the Eurocent).
- LESBIANHomosexual, gay; preferring exclusively women as romantic or sexual partners.
- LETHALOf, pertaining to, or causing death; deadly; mortal; fatal.
- LETHARGICSluggish, slow.
- LETHARGYA state of extreme torpor, sopor or apathy, especially with lack of emotion, energy or enthusiasm; sluggishness, laziness.
- LETHEForgetfulness of the past; oblivion.
- LETHEANOf or relating to death or forgetfulness.
- LEUCINEAn essential amino acid, C6H13NO2, isomeric with isoleucine, found in most animal proteins; it is essential for growth in children.
- LEUCISTICAffected by leucism.
- LEUCITEA mineral of silica-poor igneous, plutonic and volcanic rocks. Chemically, leucite is a potassium feldspar with insufficient silica to satisfy the chemical bonds. Because of the un