K

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.

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K

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

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k

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

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k

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

K

kelvin; lysine; potassium (L. ka´lium ).

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k

kilo-.

k

abbreviation for kilo, 1000, or 10³.

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K

1 symbol for ionization constant.

2 symbol for Kelvin scale.

3 symbol for the element potassium (kalium).

4 abbreviation for kilobyte.

5 symbol in electronics for 1024 (2¹⁰).

6 abbreviation for katal.

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.

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K

Symbol for potassium.

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k

Abbreviation for kilo-; lysine.

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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-.

K

1. chemical symbol, potassium (L. kalium); symbol for kelvin.

2. equilibrium constant.

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k

symbol, kilo-.