karakal-o: (zool.) caracal (Lynx caracal). — DEFIRS
karakol-ar: (intr.) to caracole. — DEFIS
karakter-o: (distinctive quality of a person or thing) character; -izar: to characterize; -iz-iva, -iz-ivo, -uro: characteristic, specification. Ex.: il esas homo di alte etikal karaktero. Ol havas la karaktero distingiva di la vereso (E. it has the distinctive character (characteristic or stamp) of truth; Tala ago bone karakterizas mea amiko. La karakterizivi di morbo. Karakteriziva signo. — DEFIRS
karakteristik-o: (math., logarithms) characteristic. — DEFIS
karambol-ar: (intr.) to make a cannon (at billiards). — DFIRS
karamel-o: caramel, burnt sugar (confection). — DEFRS
karasin-o: crucian, a carplike fish (Carassius vulgaris); -orea: goldfish (Carassius auratus). — L
karat-o: carat: part or weight of precious stones or gold. — DEFIRS
karavan-o: caravan. — DEFIRS
karavanseray-o: caravansary, inn. — DEFIRS
karavel-o: (naut. hist.) caravel. — DEFIRS
karb-o: (chem.) carbon; -ala, -oza: carbonaceous, carbonic; -ido: carbide; -ato: carbonate; -o-bioxo, -at-acido: carbondioxide, carbonic acid. V. exp.: L'Akademio adoptis karbono en la vulgara senco e karbo por la kemial elemento; IV-130. — DEFIS
karbon-o: coal (cf. karbo); -oza: full of c., carboniferous; -igar: to make into or change to coal; -izar: to cover with c.; (fig.) to besmut; ter-, min- -o: pit-coal; ligno- -o: charcoal; -fairo: c. fire; -fumo: c. smoke: -gaso: c. gas; -min-eyo, -erio: c. mine; -pulvero: c. dust; -vend-isto: c. dealer; -ifar, -eskar: to be charred, smolder (of wicks). — EFIS
karbonar-o: (Ital. hist.) carbonaro. — DEFIRS
karbonari-o: (ichth.) coal-fish, pollack, (Gadus, carbonarius, Pollachius carbonarius). — L
karborund-o: (chem.) carborundum (silicon carbide).
karbunkl-o: (gem and ulcer) carbuncle. — DEFIRS
karbur-ar: (tr.) to carburet, carburize, carbonize.
karburator-o: (autom.) carburetor.
karcer-o: prison, gaol, jail; -ano: prisoner; -gard-isto: prison guard, warden; -o stat-ala: state's p.; -o-celul-o (sub-tera): dungeon; (milit.) black-hole. — DEFIRS
karcinom-o: (med.) carcinoma, cancer (cf. kancero). — DEFIS
kard-ar: (tr.) to card (wool). — DEFIRS
kardiologi-o: (2001) cardiology. — DEFIRS
kardamin-o: (bot.) cardamine: bittercress, land-cress; -o prat-ala: lady's smock, cuckoo flower: the common buttercress. — DEFIS
kardamom-o: (bot.) cardamon (Eletaria cardamomum, an species of Amomum). — DEFIRS
kardan-o: Cardan joint, universal joint. — DEFIRS
kardel-o: (orni.) goldfinch (Carduelis elegans, C. fringella). — FIL
kardinal-a: (math. and fig.) cardinal; -a nombro: c. number; -a punto: c. point; -vertuo: c. virtue. — DEFIS
kardinal-o: (prelate) cardinal; -ea: c. colored; -eso: cardinalate; -bireto: cardinal's cap; -chapelo: c. hat. — DEFIRS
kardioid-o: (math.) cardioid. — DE
kardiopati-o*: (med.) cardiopathy: heart disease.
kardon-o: (bot.) thistle; sen- -igar: to clear of thistles. — DFIS
kardun-o: (bot.) cardoon, artichoke thistle (cynara cacrdunculus).
kare-ar: (tr.) to do without (involuntarily), to dispense with (from necessity); to make shift without; -ebla: dispensible: wanted but not needed; -ajo: something wanted but which one has not or cannot have now. V. exp.: Me indijas ulo = to mankas a me, e me bezonas ol; me kareas ulo = to mankas a me, e me ne bezonas ol: me povas esar (agar, vivar) sen ol. Me facile kareas krinkar kande me kelke durstas. Me ne povas karear fairo en vintro. Me ne povas karear dormo. En voyajo on devas karear multa kozi III—422. (kp. abstenar). — L
karel-o: (square) slab, tile, plaque, plate; (in cards) diamond; -izar: to pave (a surface with tiles, bricks, etc.); -atra, -oza: tesselated. — FI
karen-o: lower hull, ship's bottom (part under water). V. exp.: Kareno signifikas ne nur la kilio, ma la tota surfaco di navo, qua esas imersita; IV-200. — FIS
karesm-o: Lent; mez- -o: Mid-Lent; praktikar la -o: to keep L. — FIS
karez-ar: to caress: fondle with affection; -achar: to fawn upon, cajole, wheedle. Ex.: Karezar infanto. La zefiro karezas la flori. Karezachar oldulo por igar il facar sua testamento. — EFIS
