KIEFEKIL
Kie"fe*kil, n. Etym: [Per. keff foam, scum + gil clay, mud.] (Min.)
Defn: A species of clay; meerschaum. [Also written keffekil.]
KIER
Kier, n. Etym: [Icel. ker a tub.] (Bleaching)
Defn: A large tub or vat in which goods are subjected to the action of hot lye or bleaching liquor; — also called keeve.
KIESELGUHR Kie"sel*guhr`, n. Etym: [G., fr. kiesel flint + guhr an earthy deposit or sediment in water.]
Defn: Siliceous earth; specifically, porous infusorial earth, used as an absorbent of nitroglycerin in the manufacture of dynamite.
KIESERITE
Kie"ser*ite. n. Etym: [Named after Prof. Kieser, of Jena.] (Min.)
Defn: Hydrous sulphate of magnesia found at the salt mines of
Stassfurt, Prussian Saxony.
KIEVE
Kieve, n.
Defn: See Keeve, n.