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Kation
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The older German spelling of cation.
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KDF
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The trade name for a patened medium composed of high purity copper and zinc granules. KDF is capable of removing chlorine, soluble heavy metals, and other inorganic contaminents from water through the chemical reduction/oxidation (redox) process.
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Kelvin Scale
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A temperature scale which measures from absolute zero (-273.15 degrees Celsius) in Kelvins which are equivalent to Celsius degrees in magnitude. Kelvins = Celsius degrees + 273.15.
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Kilo
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The metric prefix used to mean "1000" of some unit of measure: a kilometer is 1,000 meters; a kilogram is 1,000 grams. The term kilo is sometimes used to mean kilogram.
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Kilograin
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1,000 grains
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Kilogram
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1,000 grams
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Kiloliter
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1,000 liters (264.18 U.S. gallons) or one cubic meter.
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Kilowatt-Hour
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The unit of electric energy or work equal to that done by one kilowatt in one hour. Equal to 1,000 watt-hours.
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Kinetic Energy
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Energy possessed by a moving body of matter, such as water, as a result of its motion.
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Kinetics
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The study of the relationships between temperature and the motion and velocity of very small particles. Kinetic relationships influence the rate of change in a chemical or physical system and are used particularly to describe the dynamics and rate of ion exchange reactions.
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Kjeldahl Nitrogen
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Nitrogen in the form of organic proteins or their decomposition product ammonia, as measured by the Kjeldahl Method.
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kPa
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Kilopascal
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KYNAR
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Trade name for polyvinylidene fluoride.
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KYNAR
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Trade name for polyvinylidene fluoride.
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