<B>kr.,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> an abbreviation for the following: <DD><B> 1. </B>1 krona, a Swedish coin. <DD><B> 2. </B>krona, an Icelandic coin. <DD><B> 3. </B>krone, a Danish or Norwegian coin. <DD><B> 4. </B>krone, a former German coin. <DD><B> 5. </B>krone, a former Austrian coin. <DD><B> 6. </B>kroon, a former Estonian coin. </DL>
<A NAME="kr">
<B>Kr</B> (no period),<DL COMPACT><DD> krypton (chemical element). </DL>
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<B>KR</B> (no periods),<DL COMPACT><DD> (Chess.) king's rook. </DL>
<A NAME="kraal">
<B>kraal, </B>noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> in South Africa: <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1a. </B>a village of natives protected by a fence or stockade. <DD><B> b. </B>the community or social unit of such a village. <DD><B> 2. </B>a pen for cattle or sheep; stockade; fold. <BR> <I>Ex. A runaway ox ... had escaped from the cattle kraals into Hillside suburb (Cape Times).</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>a pen built in shallow water, in which fishermen keep their catch of sponges, lobsters, or turtles. <DD><I>v.t. </I> to enclose in a kraal. Also, <B>craal.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="krad">
<B>krad</B> (no periods),<DL COMPACT><DD> kilorad. </DL>
<A NAME="kraft">
<B>kraft, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> strong smooth, brown wrapping paper made by boiling wood chips in an alkaline solution. </DL>
<A NAME="krait">
<B>krait, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any one of various very venomous snakes related to the cobra, found in India and adjacent parts of Asia. </DL>
<A NAME="kraken">
<B>kraken, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a mythical sea monster of enormous size, said to appear off the coast of Norway. <BR> <I>Ex. Then like a kraken huge and black, She crushed our ribs in her iron grasp (Longfellow).</I> </DL>
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<B>kran, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an Iranian unit of money or silver coin of 1,000 dinars. </DL>
<A NAME="krans">
<B>krans, </B>noun. =krantz.</DL>
<A NAME="krantz">
<B>krantz</B> or <B>kranz, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> in South Africa: <DD><B> 1. </B>a wall of rock encircling a mountain or summit. <DD><B> 2. </B>any precipitous or overhanging wall of rocks bordering high ground or hemming in a valley. <BR> <I>Ex. The krantz that overhangs the Maraisburg road is in a very dangerous state (Midland News and Karoo Farmer).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="krater">
<B>krater, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a kind of ancient Greek and Roman jar or bowl; crater. </DL>
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<B>K-ration, </B>noun, or <B>K ration,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) one of the army rations issued to troops in the field when other rations are not available, and providing three meals, consisting of highly concentrated or dehydrated portions of food, including meat, beverage, and candy. </DL>
<A NAME="kraut">
<B>kraut</B> or <B>Kraut, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S. Slang.) a German (used in an unfriendly way). </DL>
<A NAME="krebiozen">
<B>Krebiozen, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Trademark.) a drug prepared from serum from horse tissue injected with an actinomycete, which has been used experimentally to treat cancer. </DL>
<A NAME="krebscycle">
<B>Krebs cycle,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a series of chemical reactions important in metabolism, in which acetic acid formed in the body from the partial breakdown of fats, proteins, and carbohydrates is changed to carbon dioxide and water with release of energy; citric acid cycle; tricarboxylic acid cycle. </DL>
<A NAME="kreep">
<B>KREEP, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a yellow-brown glassy mineral obtained on the moon, noted for its unusual chemical composition. </DL>
<A NAME="kremlin">
<B>kremlin, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the citadel of a Russian city. </DL>
<A NAME="kremlin">
<B>Kremlin, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the former Soviet government. </DL>
<A NAME="kremlinological">
<B>Kremlinological, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with Kremlinology. <BR> <I>Ex. He applies the strict Kremlinological method to trace the shifts of power among leaders (London Times).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="kremlinologist">
<B>Kremlinologist, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a Western expert on former Soviet policies, leaders, and practices; Sovietologist. <BR> <I>Ex. Kremlinologists, those Westerners who read Soviet tea leaves in search of policy trends ... (Wall Street Journal).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="kremlinology">
<B>Kremlinology, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the study of the policies, leaders, and practices of the former Soviet government; Sovietology. <BR> <I>Ex. ... this was "Kremlinology"--an inexact science if ever there was one (Manchester Guardian Weekly).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="kreng">
<B>kreng, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the carcass of a whale after its blubber has been removed. </DL>
<A NAME="kreplach">
<B>kreplach, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Jewish Cookery.) a dish similar to ravioli, consisting of balls of dough filled with meat and boiled, usually served with soup. </DL>
<A NAME="kreutzer">
<B>kreutzer</B> or <B>kreuzer, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a former German or Austrian copper coin, worth about half a cent. </DL>
<A NAME="krieg">
<B>Krieg, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (German.) war. </DL>
<A NAME="kriegspiel">
<B>kriegspiel, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a war game; imitation warfare carried out on a map or other surface, with counters or other figures representing armies, guns, fleets, or other forces. It is used in teaching military science. </DL>
<A NAME="kriemhild">
<B>Kriemhild, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the wife of Siegfried in the <I>Niebelungenlied.</I> Siegfried was murdered by her brother. </DL>
<A NAME="krill">
<B>krill, </B>noun, pl. <B>krill.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> any one of a genus of small, shrimplike crustaceans that feed on plankton and are in turn the staple diet of whales and certain other sea animals. </DL>
<A NAME="krimmer">
<B>krimmer, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a gray lambskin from the Crimean region, dressed as fur, resembling Persian lamb. Also, <B>crimmer.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="kris">
<B>kris, </B>noun. =creese.</DL>
<A NAME="krishna">
<B>Krishna, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> one of the most important Hindu gods, an incarnation of Vishnu. He appears in the sacred text, <I>Bhagavad-Gita,</I> as the charioteer and teacher of Arjuna. </DL>
<A NAME="krishnaism">
<B>Krishnaism, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the worship of or belief in Krishna. </DL>
<A NAME="krisskringle">
Kriss Kringle, =Santa Claus.</DL>
<A NAME="krona">
<B>krona, </B>noun, pl. <B>-nor.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a Swedish unit of money, a silver coin equal to 100 ore. </DL>
<A NAME="krona">
<B>krona, </B>noun, pl. <B>-nur.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> an Icelandic unit of money, a coin made of aluminum-bronze, worth 100 aurar. </DL>
<A NAME="krone">
<B>krone</B> (1), noun, pl. <B>-ner.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a Danish and Greenland unit of money, an aluminum-bronze coin worth 100 ore. <DD><B> 2. </B>a Norwegian unit of money, a cupronickel coin worth 100 ore. </DL>
<A NAME="krone">
<B>krone</B> (2), noun, pl. <B>-nen.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a former German gold coin, worth 100 heller. <DD><B> 2. </B>a former Austrian silver coin, worth 100 heller. <DD><B> 3. </B>a former unit of money of Austria-Hungary. </DL>
<A NAME="kroneckerdelta">
<B>Kronecker delta,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Mathematics.) a function of two variables that is equal to 1 when the variables have the same value, and equal to 0 when the variables have different values. </DL>
<A NAME="kronos">
<B>Kronos, </B>noun. =Cronus.</DL>
<A NAME="kronosaurus">
<B>Kronosaurus, </B>noun, pl. <B>-sauri.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a huge marine reptile of the Cretaceous period whose fossil has been found in Australia. <BR> <I>Ex. The 42-foot-long skeleton of the 100-million-year-old Kronosaurus was reconstructed, the only complete skeleton of what was once the largest flesh-eating reptile in the sea (Science News Letter).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="kroon">
<B>kroon, </B>noun, pl. <B>kroons,</B> <B>krooni.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a former Estonian unit of money. </DL>
<A NAME="kru">
<B>Kru, </B>noun, pl. <B>Kru</B> or <B>Krus.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a member of a coastal tribe of Liberia and the Ivory Coast. <DD><B> 2. </B>the Kwa language of this tribe. </DL>
<A NAME="krugerrand">
<B>Krugerrand, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a one-ounce gold coin of South Africa, first struck in 1967. </DL>
<A NAME="kruller">
<B>kruller, </B>noun. =cruller.</DL>
<A NAME="krumhorn">
<B>krumhorn</B> or <B>krummhorn, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a medieval wind instrument, having a curved tube and a melancholy tone. <DD><B> 2. </B><B>=cromorna.</B> Also, <B>crumhorn.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="krutt">
<B>krutt</B> or <B>krut, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a dry cheese made by nomadic tribes in Afghanistan and other regions of central Asia from the milk of camels. </DL>
<A NAME="krypton">
<B>krypton, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a colorless, inert, gaseous chemical element that forms a very small part of the air. Krypton is used to fill some fluorescent lamps. </DL>
<A NAME="kryptonate">
<B>kryptonate, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a substance made radioactive by impregnation with an isotope of krypton and used as a tracer. </DL>
<A NAME="ks">
<B>KS</B> (no periods),<DL COMPACT><DD> Kansas (with postal Zip Code). </DL>
<A NAME="kshatriya">
<B>Kshatriya, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a member of the military caste, the second of the four great castes or classes among the Hindus. </DL>
<A NAME="kshell">
<B>K-shell, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the innermost space, or lowest energy level occupied by the orbits of electrons around the nucleus of an atom. </DL>
<A NAME="kt">
<B>kt.,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> an abbreviation for the following: <DD><B> 1. </B>karat (carat). <DD><B> 2. </B>kiloton. <DD><B> 3. </B>knight. <DD><B> 4. </B>knot. </DL>
<A NAME="kt">
<B>Kt</B> (no period),<DL COMPACT><DD> (Chess.) knight. </DL>
<A NAME="kt">
<B>Kt.,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> knight. </DL>
<A NAME="kt">
<B>K.T.,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>Knight of the Order of the Thistle. <DD><B> 2. </B>Knight Templar. </DL>
<A NAME="kuba">
<B>Kuba, </B>noun, pl. <B>-ba</B> or <B>-bas,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a member of a Bantu-speaking people of the central Congo, known for their woodcarvings and other crafts. </DL>
<A NAME="kublakhan">
<B>Kubla Khan,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> an unfinished poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, published in 1816. </DL>
<A NAME="kuchen">
<B>kuchen, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a coffeecake, originally German, usually made with yeast and topped with fruit, sugar, and cinnamon. </DL>
<A NAME="kudos">
<B>kudos, </B>noun, pl. <B>-dos.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Informal.) praise; fame; prestige; renown. <BR> <I>Ex. The kudos of the promise of an exclusive story often beclouds the judgment and influences the course of a correspondent (Saturday Review).</I> </DL>
