| ALKALOSIS | • alkalosis n. An abnormally increased alkalinity in the blood. • ALKALOSIS n. an illness in which the blood or tissues of the body become too alkaline. |
| ANKYLOSIS | • ankylosis n. (Anatomy) The growing together of bones to form a single unit. • ankylosis n. (Medicine) The stiffening of a joint as the result of such abnormal fusion. • ankylosis n. (Figuratively) An onset of stiffness or inflexibility. |
| GOATSKINS | • goatskins n. Plural of goatskin. • GOATSKIN n. the hide of a goat. |
| KERATOSIS | • keratosis n. (Medicine) The condition of having keratin growing on the skin. • KERATOSIS n. excessive growth of horny tissue of skin. |
| KILOBASES | • kilobases n. Plural of kilobase. • KILOBASE n. a length of a thousand base pairs in a DNA chain. |
| KILOGAUSS | • kilogauss n. (Physics) A unit of magnetic field equal to 1,000 gauss. • KILOGAUSS n. a unit of magnetism, 1000 gauss. |
| KISSOGRAM | • kissogram n. A message delivered along with a kiss, usually arranged as a surprise on a special occasion. • KISSOGRAM n. a service whereby a kiss is delivered e.g. on someone's birthday by a kissogram girl, also KISSAGRAM. |
| KOLBASSIS | • KOLBASSI n. (Polish) a smoked sausage, also KIELBASA, KOLBASI. |
| KOMISSARS | • komissars n. Plural of komissar. • KOMISSAR n. a Communist party official who enjoined loyalty. |
| NAINSOOKS | • nainsooks n. Plural of nainsook. • NAINSOOK n. (Hindi) a fine cotton fabric. |
| SKIASCOPE | • skiascope n. A retinoscope. • SKIASCOPE n. a medical instrument for examining the eye to detect errors of refraction. |
| SKIASCOPY | • skiascopy n. Retinoscopy. • SKIASCOPY n. retinoscopy. |
| SKIATRONS | • skiatrons n. Plural of skiatron. • SKIATRON n. a cathode-ray tube. |
| SKOKIAANS | • SKOKIAAN n. (South African) a strong home-brewed alcoholic liquor fermented with yeast. |
| SOUVLAKIS | • souvlakis n. Plural of souvlaki. • SOUVLAKI n. (Modern Greek) a Greek dish of lamb, similar to a shish kebab, also SOUVLAKIA. |
| STOKESIAS | • stokesias n. Plural of stokesia. • STOKESIA n. a perennial herb of the southern US. |
| STOTINKAS | • stotinkas n. Plural of stotinka. • STOTINKA n. (Bulgarian) a Bulgarian monetary unit, worth one hundredth of a lev. |