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   kala azar
         n 1: sores resulting from a tropical infection by protozoa of
               the genus Leishmania which are spread by sandflies [syn:
               {leishmaniasis}, {leishmaniosis}, {kala azar}]

English Dictionary: kala-azar by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
kala-azar
n
  1. leishmaniasis of the viscera [syn: {visceral leishmaniasis}, kala-azar, Assam fever, dumdum fever]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
kilogram
n
  1. one thousand grams; the basic unit of mass adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; "a kilogram is approximately 2.2 pounds"
    Synonym(s): kilogram, kg, kilo
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
kilogram calorie
n
  1. a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water by one degree at one atmosphere pressure; used by nutritionists to characterize the energy-producing potential in food
    Synonym(s): Calorie, kilogram calorie, kilocalorie, large calorie, nutritionist's calorie
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
kilogram-meter
n
  1. a unit of work equal to the work done by a one kilogram force operating through a distance of one meter
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Kluxer
n
  1. a member of the Ku Klux Klan [syn: Klansman, Ku Kluxer, Kluxer]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Killigrew \Kil"li*grew\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      The Cornish chough. See under {Chough}. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Kilogram \Kil"o*gram\, Kilogramme \Kil"o*gramme\, n. [F.
      kilogramme; pref. kilo- (fr. Gr. chi`lioi a thousand ) +
      gramme. See 3d {Gram}.]
      A measure of weight, being a thousand grams, equal to 2.2046
      pounds avoirdupois (15,432.34 grains). It is equal to the
      weight of a cubic decimeter of distilled water at the
      temperature of maximum density, or 39[deg] Fahrenheit.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Kilogram \Kil"o*gram\, Kilogramme \Kil"o*gramme\, n. [F.
      kilogramme; pref. kilo- (fr. Gr. chi`lioi a thousand ) +
      gramme. See 3d {Gram}.]
      A measure of weight, being a thousand grams, equal to 2.2046
      pounds avoirdupois (15,432.34 grains). It is equal to the
      weight of a cubic decimeter of distilled water at the
      temperature of maximum density, or 39[deg] Fahrenheit.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Kilogrammeter \Kil"o*gram*me`ter\, Kilogrammetre
   \Kil"o*gram*me`tre\, n. (Mech.)
      A measure of energy or work done, being the amount expended
      in raising one kilogram through the height of one meter, in
      the latitude of Paris.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Kilogrammeter \Kil"o*gram*me`ter\, Kilogrammetre
   \Kil"o*gram*me`tre\, n. (Mech.)
      A measure of energy or work done, being the amount expended
      in raising one kilogram through the height of one meter, in
      the latitude of Paris.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Kelly Corners, NY
      Zip code(s): 12455

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Kilgore, NE (village, FIPS 25405)
      Location: 42.93852 N, 100.95670 W
      Population (1990): 79 (41 housing units)
      Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 69216
   Kilgore, TX (city, FIPS 39124)
      Location: 32.38723 N, 94.86831 W
      Population (1990): 11066 (4878 housing units)
      Area: 30.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 75662

From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
   kluge around vt.   To avoid a bug or difficult condition by
   inserting a {kluge}.   Compare {workaround}.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   kluge around
  
      To avoid a bug or difficult condition by inserting a
      {kluge}.
  
      Compare {workaround}.
  
      [{Jargon File}]
  
      (1995-03-10)
  
  
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