KASACK
Ka*sack", n. (Ethnol.)
Defn: Same as Cossack.
KAT
Kat, n. (Bot.)
Defn: An Arabian shrub Catha edulis) the leaves of which are used as tea by the Arabs.
KATABOLIC
Kat`a*bol"ic, a. (Physiol.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to katabolism; as, katabolic processes, which give rise to substances (katastates) of decreasing complexity and increasing stability.
KATABOLISM
Ka*tab"o*lism, n. Etym: [Gr. (Physiol.)
Defn: Destructive or downward metabolism; regressive metamorphism; — opposed to anabolism. See Disassimilation.
KATASTATE
Kat"a*state, n. Etym: [Gr. (
Defn: (Physiol.) A substance formed by a katabolic process; — opposed to anastate. See Katabolic.