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
italo calvino
- n Italian writer of novels and short stories (born in Cuba) (1923-1987)
isoleucine
- n an essential amino acid found in proteins; isomeric with leucine
isomer
- n a compound that exists in forms having different arrangements of atoms but the same molecular weight
isomerase
- n an enzyme that catalyzes its substrate to an isomeric form
isomerisation
- n the conversion of a compound into an isomer of itself
isomerism
- n the state of being an isomer; the complex of chemical and physical phenomena characteristic of isomers
isomerization
- n the conversion of a compound into an isomer of itself
isometric exercise
- n muscle-building exercises (or a system of musclebuilding exercises) involving muscular contractions against resistance without movement (the muscles contracts but the length of the muscle does not change)