King-whiting
[king-hwahy-ting, -wahy-] /ˈkɪŋˌʰwaɪ tɪŋ, -ˌwaɪ-/
noun, plural king-whitings (especially collectively) king-whiting.
1.
.
Read Also:
- King-william-island
noun 1. an island in the Arctic Ocean, in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, in the W Nunavut Territory, Canada. 5062 sq. mi. (13,111 sq. km).
- Kingwood
[king-woo d] /ˈkɪŋˌwʊd/ noun 1. a Brazilian streaked with violet tints, used especially in cabinetwork. 2. the tree of the genus Dalbergia that yields this . /ˈkɪŋˌwʊd/ noun 1. the hard fine-grained violet-tinted wood of a Brazilian leguminous tree, Dalbergia cearensis, used in cabinetwork 2. the tree yielding this wood
- Kinhin
noun in Zen practice, walking meditation practiced between zazen sessions Examples We did kinhin in the woods.
- Kinin
[kahy-nin, kin-in] /ˈkaɪ nɪn, ˈkɪn ɪn/ noun, Biochemistry. 1. . 2. any of a group of hormones, formed in body tissues, that cause dilation of blood vessels and influence capillary permeability. 1. a combining form used in the names of hormones, especially peptide hormones: bradykinin; cytokinin. /ˈkaɪnɪn/ noun 1. any of a group of polypeptides […]
- Kininogen
kininogen ki·nin·o·gen (kī-nĭn’ə-jən, -jěn’) n. The inactive globulin precursor of a plasma kinin.