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/karst/ [k.aa1.r.s.t]
Definition: Landscape underlain by limestone that has been eroded by dissolution, producing ridges, towers, fissures, sinkholes, and other characteristic landforms.
Example senences:
- The underlying limestone karst topography allows water to flow in abundant underground rivers, feeding the numerous springs, which flow into the many creeks and streams.
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/ki-ne-si-ol-o-gy/ [k.ih2.n.ih0.s.iy2.aa1.l.ah0.jh.iy0]
Definition: The study of the mechanics of body movements.
Example sentences:
- And the more I studied kinesiology and massage, the more I understood how the body works, the more I realized what a healing thing belly dancing is.
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/ker-atin/ [k.eh1.r.ah0.t.ah0.n]
Definition: A fibrous protein forming the main structural constituent of hair, feathers, hoofs, claws, horns, etc.
Example sentences:
- Amino acids are absorbed by the body to help build keratin, the main protein in hair.
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/ki-net-ic/ [k.ah0.n.eh1.t.ih0.k]
Definition: Relating to or resulting from motion
Example sentences:
- For Wight, nature's timelessness transcends kinetic motion and the realm of the ticking clock.