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K :: K () the eleventh letter of the English alphabet, is nonvocal consonant. The form and sound of the letter K are from the Latin, which used the letter but little except in the early period of the language. It came into the Latin from the Greek, which received it from a Phoenician source, the ultimate origin probably being Egyptian. Etymologically K is most nearly related to c, g, h (which see)..

Conglomerate :: Conglomerate (n.) That which is heaped together in a mass or conpacted from various sources; a mass formed of fragments; collection; accumulation.

Emanate :: Emanate (v. i.) To issue forth from a source; to flow out from more or less constantly; as, fragrance emanates from flowers..

Sourcrout :: Sourcrout (n.) See Sauerkraut.

Denominator :: Denominator (n.) One who, or that which, gives a name; origin or source of a name..

Fontal :: Fontal (a.) Pertaining to a font, fountain, source, or origin; original; primitive..

Hard :: Hard (superl.) Rough; acid; sour, as liquors; as, hard cider..

Ventriloquism :: Ventriloquism (n.) The act, art, or practice of speaking in such a manner that the voice appears to come, not from the person speaking, but from some other source, as from the opposite side of the room, from the cellar, etc..

Springiness :: Springhead (n.) A fountain or source.

Cassiterite :: Cassiterite (n.) Native tin dioxide; tin stone; a mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals of reddish brown color, and brilliant adamantine luster; also massive, sometimes in compact forms with concentric fibrous structure resembling wood (wood tin), also in rolled fragments or pebbly (Stream tin). It is the chief source of metallic tin. See Black tin, under Black..

Tart :: Tart (v. t.) Sharp to the taste; acid; sour; as, a tart apple..

Prick :: Prick (v. i.) To become sharp or acid; to turn sour, as wine..

Racemic :: Racemic (a.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid found in many kinds of grapes. It is also obtained from tartaric acid, with which it is isomeric, and from sugar, gum, etc., by oxidation. It is a sour white crystalline substance, consisting of a combination of dextrorotatory and levorotatory tartaric acids..

Cripple :: Cripple (v. t.) To deprive of strength, activity, or capability for service or use; to disable; to deprive of resources; as, to be financially crippled..

Affinal :: Affinal (a.) Related by marriage; from the same source.

Of :: Of (prep.) Denoting that from which anything proceeds; indicating origin, source, descent, and the like; as, he is of a race of kings; he is of noble blood..

Resourceless :: Resourceless (a.) Destitute of resources.

Tupelo :: Tupelo (n.) A North American tree (Nyssa multiflora) of the Dogwood family, having brilliant, glossy foliage and acid red berries. The wood is crossgrained and very difficult to split. Called also black gum, sour gum, and pepperidge..

Manichee :: Manichee (n.) A believer in the doctrines of Manes, a Persian of the third century A. D., who taught a dualism in which Light is regarded as the source of Good, and Darkness as the source of Evil..

Tincal :: Tincal (n.) Crude native borax, formerly imported from Thibet. It was once the chief source of boric compounds. Cf. Borax..

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