KD
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- Kapal DiRaja, ship prefix used in the Royal Malaysian NavyRoyal Malaysian NavyThe Royal Malaysian Navy is the naval arm of Malaysian Armed Forces. All commissioned ships of the RMN have the prefix KD , which means Royal Ship.-Straits Settlement Naval Volunteer Reserve:...
- Kappa DeltaKappa DeltaKappa Delta was the first sorority founded at the State Female Normal School , in Farmville, Virginia. It is one of the "Farmville Four" sororities founded at the university...
, a National Panhellenic sorority - Katamari DamacyKatamari DamacyKatamari Damacy is a third-person puzzle-action video game that is published and developed by Namco for the PlayStation 2 video game console. It was first released in Japan, and then later in South Korea and North America...
, a video game by Namco - Kawasaki diseaseKawasaki diseaseKawasaki disease , also known as Kawasaki syndrome, lymph node syndrome and mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome, is an autoimmune disease in which the medium-sized blood vessels throughout the body become inflamed. It is largely seen in children under five years of age...
- Kentucky DerbyKentucky DerbyThe Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbred horses, held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. The race is one and a quarter mile at Churchill Downs. Colts and geldings carry...
- Ketogenic dietKetogenic dietThe ketogenic diet is a high-fat, adequate-protein, low-carbohydrate diet that in medicine is used primarily to treat difficult-to-control epilepsy in children. The diet mimics aspects of starvation by forcing the body to burn fats rather than carbohydrates...
- Nickname for Kevin DurantKevin DurantKevin Wayne Durant is an American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association . A 6'9" small forward/shooting guard who is also capable of playing power forward, Durant was the consensus 2007 National College Player of the Year and the...
, an NBA basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder - Khaki drillKhaki drillKhaki drill or KD was the term for a type of fabric and the British military uniforms made from them. Khaki Drill was worn as a combat uniform from 1900 to 1949 but is a variant, still referred to a Khaki Drill or KD's is worn by the UK Armed Forces, in non combatatant warm weather countries where...
- King Dedede
- Kings Dominion, an amusement park owned by Cedar Fair in Doswell, Virginia
- Kinsland Defenders, or Kinslanders from short story KD Rebel by David Lane
- Known DepredatorKnown DepredatorKnown depredator is a term the Indian police use to classify criminals. A known depredator is a petty criminal who commits crimes such as robbery or housebreaking. Every police station maintains a list of known depredators as part of the station diary.Known Depredator is also the title of a...
, an Indian term for a criminal - Köln-Düsseldorfer, a cruise ship operator
- Kraft DinnerKraft DinnerKraft Dinner, known as Kraft Macaroni and Cheese in the United States and Macaroni Cheese in the United Kingdom, is a macaroni and cheese convenience food that requires minimal preparation by the consumer. The original product, a packaged dry macaroni and cheese mix, was introduced in 1937 by the...
- Kuwaiti dinarKuwaiti dinarThe dinar is the currency of Kuwait. It is sub-divided into 1000 fils. It is the highest-valued currency unit in the world.-History:...
- Knockdowns, a statistical term used in American FootballAmerican footballAmerican football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
when a defender deflects a pass from the quarterback intended for a receiver, resulting in an incomplete pass - Knocked Down car kits for assembly
- KD AviaKD AviaKD Avia, sometimes called Kaliningrad Avia, was an airline based in Kaliningrad, Russia. It operated scheduled services within Russia, CIS and Europe. Its main base was Khrabrovo Airport, Kaliningrad.- History :...
, as its IATA airline designator - KD StationKD StationKD Station was a retail and entertainment attraction built inside the facilities of a former meat packing plant in Sioux City, Iowa.-History:*The building was constructed in 1917 and purchased by Swift and Company in 1919....
, a former slaughterhouse turned shopping mall in Sioux City, Iowa
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- a common abbreviation for the kiloDaltonAtomic mass unitThe unified atomic mass unit or dalton is a unit that is used for indicating mass on an atomic or molecular scale. It is defined as one twelfth of the rest mass of an unbound neutral atom of carbon-12 in its nuclear and electronic ground state, and has a value of...
(the correct symbol is kDa) -
, the symbol for the dissociation constantDissociation constantIn chemistry, biochemistry, and pharmacology, a dissociation constant is a specific type of equilibrium constant that measures the propensity of a larger object to separate reversibly into smaller components, as when a complex falls apart into its component molecules, or when a salt splits up into... - k.d., the first and middle initials of Canadian singer k.d. langK.D. LangKathryn Dawn Lang, OC , known by her stage name k.d. lang, is a Canadian pop and country singer-songwriter and occasional actress...
- KD#, a part of the type designator for the seven types of Kaidai class submarineKaidai class submarineThe was a type of 1st class submarine operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy before and during World War II. The type name, was shortened to . All Kaidai class submarines originally had a two digit boat name, from I-51 onwards. On 20 May 1942, all Kaidai submarines added a '1' to their name. For...