kamet
- n a mountain in the Himalayas in northern India (25,450 feet high)
katsina
- n a city in northern Nigeria; a major center of the Hausa people
iridectomy
- n an eye operation that treats closed-angle glaucoma by surgical removal of part of the iris of the eye
iridescence
- n the visual property of something having a milky brightness and a play of colors from the surface
iridium
- n a heavy brittle metallic element of the platinum group; used in alloys; occurs in natural alloys with platinum or osmium
iridocyclitis
- n inflammation of the iris and ciliary body of the eye
iridoprocne bicolor
- n bluish-green-and-white North American swallow; nests in tree cavities
iridosmine
- n a hard and corrosion resistant mineral that is a natural alloy of osmium and iridium (usually containing small amounts of rhodium and platinum); used in needles and pen nibs etc.