klebs-loeffler bacillus
- n a species of bacterium that causes diphtheria
klebsiella
- n a genus of nonmotile rod-shaped Gram-negative enterobacteria; some cause respiratory and other infections
kleenex
- n a piece of soft absorbent paper (usually two or more thin layers) used as a disposable handkerchief
klein
- n German mathematician who created the Klein bottle (1849-1925)
- n United States psychoanalyst (born in Austria) who was the first to specialize in the psychoanalysis of small children (1882-1960)
- n United States fashion designer noted for understated fashions (born in 1942)
klein bottle
- n a closed surface with only one side; formed by passing one end of a tube through the side of the tube and joining it with the other end
kleist
- n German dramatist whose works concern people torn between reason and emotion (1777-1811)
kleptomania
- n an irresistible impulse to steal in the absence of any economic motive
kleptomaniac
- n someone with an irrational urge to steal in the absence of an economic motive
klick
- n a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles)
klieg light
- n carbon arc lamp that emits an intense light used in producing films