| kamptulicon | A kind of elastic floor cloth, made of India rubber, gutta-percha, linseed oil, and powdered cork. Origin: Gr. To bend + material, fr. Wood, matter. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| kampylite | <chemical> A variety of mimetite or arseniate of lead in hexagonal prisms of a fine orange yellow. Alternative forms: campylite. Origin: Gr. Bent, curved, fr. To bend. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| kamtschadales | <ethnology> An aboriginal tribe inhabiting the southern part of Kamtschatka. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| kanamycin | <drug> Aminoglycoside antibiotic. (18 Nov 1997) |
| kanamycin - alpha-hydroxy-gamma-aminobutyl acylase | <enzyme> Transforms kanamycin into amikacin Registry number: EC 2.3.1.- Synonym: alpha-hydroxy-gamma-aminobutyl acylase, haba acylase (26 Jun 1999) |
| kanamycin kinase | <enzyme> A class of enzymes that inactivate aminoglycoside-aminocyclitol antibiotics by regiospecific phosphorylation of the 3' and/or 5' hydroxyl. Chemical name: ATP:kanamycin 3'-O-phosphotransferase Registry number: EC 2.7.1.95 (12 Dec 1998) |
| kanamycin nucleotidyltransferase | <enzyme> From plasmid pub110-carrying cells of b. Subtilis Registry number: EC 2.7.7.- (26 Jun 1999) |
| kanamycin resistance | Nonsusceptibility of bacteria to the antibiotic kanamycin, which can bind to their 70s ribosomes and cause misreading of messenger RNA. (12 Dec 1998) |
| kanamycin sulfate | An aminoglycoside antibiotic substance derived from strains of Streptomyces kanamycetius; a thermostable, water-soluble, polybasic substance consisting of two amino sugars glycosidally linked to deoxystreptamine. The antibacterial activity in vitro is nearly identical with that of neomycin and kanamycin sulfate is active against many aerobic Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria (Aerobacter, Escherichia coli, Proteus, Klebsiella, Neisseria, Shigella, and Salmonella). Excessive doses and prolonged administration may result in irreversible damage to the auditory portion and/or vesitibular portion of the eighth cranial nerve. (05 Mar 2000) |
| kanchil | <zoology> A small chevrotain of the genus Tragulus, especially. T. Pygmaeus, or T. Kanchil, inhabiting Java, Sumatra, and adjacent islands; a deerlet. It is noted for its agility and cunning. Origin: Malay canchil. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| kand | <chemical> Fluor spar; so called by Cornish miners. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Kandori, Fumio | <person> Japanese ophthalmologist, *1904. See: fleck retina of Kandori. (05 Mar 2000) |
| kangaroo | <zoology> Any one of numerous species of jumping marsupials of the family Macropodidae. They inhabit Australia, new Guinea, and adjacent islands, They have long and strong hind legs and a large tail, while the fore legs are comparatively short and feeble. The giant kangaroo (Macropus major) is the largest species, sometimes becoming twelve or fourteen feet in total length. The tree kangaroos, belonging to the genus Dendrolagus, live in trees; the rock kangaroos, of the genus Petrogale, inhabit rocky situations; and the brush kangaroos, of the genus Halmaturus, inhabit wooded districts. See Wallaby. Kangaroo apple, the potoroo. Origin: Said to be the native name. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| kangaroos | Herbivorous leaping mammals of Australia, new guinea, and adjacent islands. (12 Dec 1998) |
| kangri burn carcinoma | kang cancer |