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kirkia
  • n  small genus of tropical South African trees and shrubs
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lady-in-waiting
  • n  a lady appointed to attend to a queen or princess
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ketosis
  • n  an abnormal increase of ketone bodies in the blood as in diabetes mellitus
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ketosis-prone diabetes
  • n  severe diabetes mellitus with an early onset; characterized by polyuria and excessive thirst and increased appetite and weight loss and episodic ketoacidosis; diet and insulin injections are required to control the disease
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ketosis-resistant diabetes
  • n  mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adults; can be precipitated by obesity or severe stress or menopause or other factors; can usually be controlled by diet and hypoglycemic agents without injections of insulin
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ketosis-resistant diabetes mellitus
  • n  mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adults; can be precipitated by obesity or severe stress or menopause or other factors; can usually be controlled by diet and hypoglycemic agents without injections of insulin
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kettering
  • n  United States electrical engineer who made numerous automotive improvements (including the electric starter) (1876-1958)
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kettle
  • n  a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid
  • n  the quantity a kettle will hold
  • n  (geology) a hollow (typically filled by a lake) that results from the melting of a mass of ice trapped in glacial deposits
  • n  a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it
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