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K

 
kelvin; potassium (L. ka´lium).

K

1. Symbol for potassium (preceded by superscript number, indicates isotope); kalium; phylloquinone; kelvin; lysine; lysyl.
2. In optics, the coefficient of scleral rigidity.
3. In contact lens fitting, the radius of curvature of the flattest meridian of the apical cornea.

K

Symbol for dissociation constant; kinetic energy; luminous efficiency. See: Kd.

k

Abbreviation for kilo-; used with SI and metric units.

k

Symbol for rate constants , under constant or velocity constants , under constant.

K

Symbol for:
1. Equilibrium constant.
2. Karyotype.
3. Ketamine.
4. Kidney.
5. Kilobyte.
6. Kinetic energy.
7. Lysine.
8. Phylloquinone–vitamin K
.
9. Potassium Drug slang A regionally popular street term for PCP.

K

Abbreviation for kelvin.

K

Symbol for potassium.

k

Abbreviation for kilo-; lysine.

k

Abbreviation for rate constants.

K

The symbol for potassium; for temperature in the absolute scale; for kilo- as applied to many other units; and for the weight of large molecules in KILODALTONS.

K

  1. a symbol indicating the maximum number of individuals in the LOTKA-Volterra equations.
  2. abbrev. LYSINE.
  3. abbrev. KILODALTON.

k

Abbreviation for kilo-.