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1: Hindu god of bravery [syn: {Kartikeya}]

1: organic process consisting of the division of the nucleus of a cell during mitosis or meiosis

1: of or relating to the division of the nucleus of a cell during mitosis or meiosis

1: a clear liquid in the cell nucleus in which the nucleolus and chromatin and other structures are dispersed

1: disintegration and dissolution of a cell nucleus when a cell dies

1: a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction [syn: {nucleus}, {cell nucleus}]

1: the protoplasm that constitutes the nucleus of a cell [syn: {nucleoplasm}]

1: the appearance of the chromosomal makeup of a somatic cell in an individual or species (including the number and arrangement and size and structure of the chromosomes)

1: a river of southwestern Africa that rises in central Angola and flows east and then north (forming part of the border between Angola and Congo) and continuing northwest through Congo to empty into ...

1: a river of southwestern Africa that rises in central Angola and flows east and then north (forming part of the border between Angola and Congo) and continuing northwest through Congo to empty into ...

1: an older or native quarter of many cities in northern Africa; the quarter in which the citadel is located [syn: {casbah}]

1: boiled or baked buckwheat

1: the advisory board of the Tibetan government-in-exile

1: an area in southwestern Asia whose sovereignty is disputed between Pakistan and India [syn: {Cashmere}, {Jammu and Kashmir}]

1: Himalayan goat having a silky undercoat highly prized as cashmere wool [syn: {Cashmere goat}]

1: of or relating to or characteristic of Kashmir or its people or culture; "the Kashmiri mountains"; "Kashmiri love poems" n 1: a member of the people of Kashmir 2: the official state language of Kas...

1: German anatomist (1733-1794) [syn: {Wolff}]

1: Azerbaijani chess master who became world champion in 1985 by defeating Anatoli Karpov (born in 1963) [syn: {Gary Kasparov}, {Gary Weinstein}]

1: a member of an ancient people who ruled Babylonia between 1600 and 1200 BC [syn: {Cassite}] 2: an ancient language spoken by the Kassite people [syn: {Cassite}]

1: French physicist (1902-1984) [syn: {Alfred Kastler}]

1: the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant; "in Yemen kat is used daily by 85% of adults" [syn: {khat}, {qat}, {q...

{katabasis}

1: of an air current or wind; moving downward or down a slope because of cooling especially at night [syn: {catabatic}] [ant: {anabatic}]

1: a wind caused by the downward motion of cold air [syn: {catabatic wind}]

1: relating to or characterized by catabolism [syn: {catabolic}] 2: characterized by destructive metabolism [syn: {catabolic}] [ant: {anabolic}]

1: breakdown of more complex substances into simpler ones with release of energy [syn: {catabolism}, {dissimilation}, {destructive metabolism}] [ant: {anabolism}]

1: metamorphism that occurs at or near the earth's surface; breaks down complex minerals into simpler ones [ant: {anamorphism}]

1: an Arab country on the peninsula of Qatar; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1971; the economy is dominated by oil [syn: {Qatar}, {State of Qatar}, {State of Katar}] 2: a peninsula e...

1: a peninsula extending northward from the Arabian mainland into the Persian Gulf [syn: {Qatar}, {Qatar Peninsula}, {Katar}]

1: of or concerning Qatar; "the Qatari rulng family"; "Qatari oil wells" [syn: {Qatari}] n : a native or inhabitant of Qatar [syn: {Qatari}]

1: United States writer who described Creole life in Louisiana (1851-1904) [syn: {Chopin}, {Kate O'Flaherty Chopin}]

1: United States writer who described Creole life in Louisiana (1851-1904) [syn: {Chopin}, {Kate Chopin}]

1: United States singer noted for her rendition of patriotic songs (1909-1986) [syn: {Smith}, {Kathryn Elizabeth Smith}]

1: literary style of Modern Greek containing features borrowed from Koine

1: United States film actress who appeared in many films with Spencer Tracy (born in 1909) [syn: {Hepburn}, {Katharine Houghton Hepburn}]

1: United States film actress who appeared in many films with Spencer Tracy (born in 1909) [syn: {Hepburn}, {Katharine Hepburn}]

1: an organism that lives in an oxygenated medium lacking organic matter

1: of living being in an oxygenated environment lacking organic matter

1: measures thermal conductivity

1: purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels [syn: {catharsis}, {purgation}] 2: (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions [syn: {catharsis}, {abreaction}]

1: United States writer of novels and short stories (1890-1980) [syn: {Porter}]

1: United States actress noted for her performances in Broadway plays (1893-1974) [syn: {Cornell}]

1: New Zealand writer of short stories (1888-1923) [syn: {Mansfield}, {Kathleen Mansfield Beauchamp}]

1: New Zealand writer of short stories (1888-1923) [syn: {Mansfield}, {Katherine Mansfield}]

1: the capital and largest city of Nepal [syn: {Katmandu}, {capital of Nepal}]

1: United States singer noted for her rendition of patriotic songs (1909-1986) [syn: {Smith}, {Kate Smith}]

1: a national park in Alaska featuring mountains

1: the capital and largest city of Nepal [syn: {Kathmandu}, {capital of Nepal}]

1: a city in northern Nigeria; a major center of the Hausa people

1: rapidly growing deciduous tree of low mountainsides of China and Japan; grown as an ornamental for its dark blue-green candy-scented foliage that becomes yellow to scarlet in autumn [syn: {Cercidip...

1: Japanese painter whose work influenced the impressionists (1760-1849) [syn: {Hokusai}]

1: in some classifications considered a separate family comprising the oceanic bonitos [syn: {family Kasuwonidae}]

1: oceanic bonitos; in some classifications placed in its own family Katsuwonidae [syn: {genus Katsuwonus}]

1: fish whose flesh is dried and flaked for Japanese cookery; may be same species as skipjack tuna [syn: {bonito}, {oceanic bonito}]

1: a strait of the North Sea between Jutland and Sweden; connects with the North Sea through the Skagerrak

1: large green long-horned grasshopper of North America; males produce shrill sounds by rubbing together special organs on the forewings

1: disagreeable aftereffects from the use of drugs (especially alcohol) [syn: {hangover}] 2: loud confused noise from many sources [syn: {hubbub}, {uproar}, {brouhaha}]

1: an island of Hawaii northwest of Oahu [syn: {Kauai Island}]

1: an island of Hawaii northwest of Oahu [syn: {Kauai}]

1: United States playwright who collaborated with many other writers including Moss Hart (1889-1961) [syn: {George S. Kaufman}, {George Simon Kaufman}]