English words starting with ket

Meanings of Ketch:

noun

A two-masted, fore-and-aft rigged sailing boat with a mizzenmast stepped forward of the rudder and smaller than its foremast.

Usage examples:

A motorsailer ketch can be sailed or powered by its motor.

Meanings of Ketches:

noun

A two-masted, fore-and-aft rigged sailing boat with a mizzenmast stepped forward of the rudder and smaller than its foremast.

Usage examples:

A motorsailer ketch can be sailed or powered by its motor.

Meanings of Ketchup:

noun

A smooth sauce made chiefly from tomatoes and vinegar, used as a relish.

Usage examples:

Dip the fish and chips into the tomato ketchup and tartare sauce as desired.

Meanings of Ketchups:

noun

A smooth sauce made chiefly from tomatoes and vinegar, used as a relish.

Usage examples:

Dip the fish and chips into the tomato ketchup and tartare sauce as desired.

Meanings of Ketene:

noun

A pungent colourless reactive gas, used as an intermediate in chemical synthesis.

Usage examples:

The structure of the collagen in the tissue may partially mask some of the available nucleophilic a…

Meanings of Ketenes:

noun

A pungent colourless reactive gas, used as an intermediate in chemical synthesis.

Meanings of Keto:

noun

A type of eating plan in which someone aims to lose body weight by eating a lot of foods that are high in fat, but few carbohydrates (= foods such as bread and potatoes), with the result that the body is forced to burn fats rather than carbohydrates

Usage examples:

The keto diet is a very low-carb and high-fat diet., i have now been on a keto diet for the last 3-…

Meanings of Ketogenesis:

noun

The production of ketone bodies during the metabolism of fats.

Usage examples:

Deficiencies in this enzyme lead to reduced fatty acid oxidation and ketogenesis

Meanings of Ketogenic:

adjective

Relating to or causing ketogenesis.

Usage examples:

If you are supplying less than 100 grams of glucose, you will be putting your body into a ketogenic…

noun

A type of eating plan in which someone aims to lose body weight by eating a lot of foods that are high in fat, but few carbohydrates (= foods such as bread and potatoes), with the result that the body is forced to burn fats rather than carbohydrates

Usage examples:

He is on the classic ketogenic diet, which uses a ratio of four fats to one carbohydrate and one pr…

Meanings of Ketonaemia:

noun

The presence of an abnormally high concentration of ketone bodies in the blood.

Usage examples:

Seriously ill patients are easy to detect clinically, but well-appearing diabetic patients who pres…

Meanings of Ketone:

noun

An organic compound containing a carbonyl group =c=o bonded to two hydrocarbon groups, made by oxidizing secondary alcohols. the simplest such compound is acetone.

Meanings of Ketonemia:

noun

The presence of an abnormally high concentration of ketone bodies in the blood.

Usage examples:

Seriously ill patients are easy to detect clinically, but well-appearing diabetic patients who pres…

Meanings of Ketones:

noun

An organic compound containing a carbonyl group =c=o bonded to two hydrocarbon groups, made by oxidizing secondary alcohols. the simplest such compound is acetone.

Meanings of Ketonuria:

noun

The excretion of abnormally large amounts of ketone bodies in the urine, characteristic of diabetes mellitus, starvation, or other medical conditions.

Usage examples:

Despite giving himself an increased dose he soon developed hyperglycaemia and ketonuria.

Meanings of Kettle:

noun

A container or device in which water is boiled, having a lid, spout, and handle.

Usage examples:

Reports from the prison say the officer was attacked by a prisoner with boiling water from a kettle…

verb

(of the police) confine (a group of demonstrators or protesters) to a small area, as a method of crowd control during a demonstration.

Usage examples:

The plan was to get as close to the protest as possible without getting kettled

Meanings of Kettledrum:

noun

A large drum shaped like a bowl, with a membrane adjustable for tension (and so pitch) stretched across.

Usage examples:

And men beat on basins, tin pans, bass drums, and kettledrums.

Meanings of Kettledrums:

noun

A large drum shaped like a bowl, with a membrane adjustable for tension (and so pitch) stretched across.

Usage examples:

And men beat on basins, tin pans, bass drums, and kettledrums.

Meanings of Kettles:

noun

A container or device in which water is boiled, having a lid, spout, and handle.

Usage examples:

Reports from the prison say the officer was attacked by a prisoner with boiling water from a kettle…

verb

(of the police) confine (a group of demonstrators or protesters) to a small area, as a method of crowd control during a demonstration.

Usage examples:

The plan was to get as close to the protest as possible without getting kettled