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kümmel
n.
5Ger, caraway OHG kumil, kumin L cuminum: see CUMIN6 a colorless liqueur flavored with caraway seeds, anise, cumin, etc.

I have always disliked the taste of caraway seed. My father would not have bread iwith caraway seed
In the house. I suspected, but dared not ask, that he had once found what looked like caraway seed was
Actually mouse droppings.


kunzite
n.
5after G. F. Kunz (1856-1932), U.S. gem expert + 3ITE16 a transparent variety of spodumene, occurring in lilac crystals, used as a gem


kayak
n.
5Esk6
1 an Eskimo canoe made of skins completely covering a wooden frame except for an opening in the middle for the paddler
The spelling bee has it spelled "kayack" , which is not often used. It would really be a shitty trick to call
Contestant in error if he left out the "c".


kylix
n.,
pl. ky[li[kes 7kj4li kcz#, kil4i38 5Gr kylix IE base *(s)kel3, cup > L calix6 a lavishly decorated, ancient Greek two-handled drinking cup with a stem and a wide, shallow bowl: also cylix


kylin
n. (in Chinese art) a mythical
animal of composite form.
[from Chinese ch'i-lin, literally:
male-female]




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This is also the name of a glaze in pottery. It is normally a reddish brown/yellowish brown, depending on the thickness of application and base clay. An even thicker application will turn ivory colored. Here's a link for the mineral:
http://www.sdnhm.org/fieldguide/minerals/spodumene.html


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Nice bit of information, consuelo. Takes a word that looked worthless to me, and makes it
interesting. I wish I could find more about the roots that make "spodomene" mean burnt
to ashes".



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Looks like a participle from the verb spodoomai meaning to be burnt to ashes, related to the noun spodos ashes.

See http://makeashorterlink.com/?K151214B3 for spodoomai and http://makeashorterlink.com/?P671234B3 for spodos

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How would you pronounce that? The pottery gurus say SPA-dju-main.


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Re:How would you pronounce that? The pottery gurus say SPA-dju-main.

and i thought it would be related (and sound like) spode, as in spode china.... which is often irory colored. any relatiion to spode china? any know? i am not a big fan of china, and know very little about it.


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any relation to spode china?

If there is it's purely coincidental. Spode china appears to be named after Josiah Spode.


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Dear Faldage: How about coining synonym for cremate: "Spodumize."


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problem is that spodo- has come to have the (medical) implication of relating to organic waste materials rather than ashes.


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http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd?spodomancy

spodogram

The pattern of ash residue formed by microincineration of a minute tissue specimen, usually a thin section.

Origin: G. Spodos, ashes, + gramma, a drawing

(05 Mar 2000)


spodogenous

Caused by waste material.

Origin: G. Spodos, ashes, + -gen, producing

(05 Mar 2000)


spodography

Synonym: microincineration.

Origin: G. Spodos, ashes, + grapho, to write

(05 Mar 2000)


spodomancy

Divination by means of ashes.

Origin: Gr. Spodos ashes + -mancy.

Source: Websters Dictionary

(01 Mar 1998)


spodomantic

Relating to spodomancy, or divination by means of ashes.

Source: Websters Dictionary

(01 Mar 1998)


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spodophorous

Removing or carrying off waste materials from the body.

Origin: G. Spodos, ashes, + phoros, bearing

(05 Mar 2000)


spodoptera

A genus of owlet moths of the family noctuidae. These insects are used in molecular biology studies during all stages of their life
cycle.

(12 Dec 1998)


spodumene

<chemical> A mineral of a white to yellowish, purplish, or emerald-green colour, occuring in prismatic crystals, often of great size.
It is a silicate of aluminia and lithia. See Hiddenite.

Origin: Gr, p. Pr. Pass. From to burn to ashes, from spodos ashes; cf. F. Spodumene.

Source: Websters Dictionary

(01 Mar 1998)




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