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Browse Results: K

Your search for "k" in "Material name or synonyms" returned 108 records.



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K

Chemical symbol for the element potassium....view more

K2R® Stain Remover Spray

A registered trademark for a spot removing spray....view more

Kaken Gel

[Showa Kosan, Japan] A brand name for an absorbent zeolite clay....view more

kaki

A dark, heavy ebony-like wood from the persimmon tree, Diospyros kaki, native to Japan and China....view more

Kalvar microfilm

[Kalvar Corp.] A former trademark for a vesicular microfilm produced from 1967 to 1970....view more

kamala

A natural orange dye obtained from the seeds of the Asian lotus tree Mallotus philippinensis....view more

kamassi boxwood

A dense yellow wood from the tree Gonioma kamassi, that grows in South Africa....view more

kangaroo fur

The fur from any of the long-legged marsupials in the family Macropodidae (Macropus rufus, Macropus giganteus, Macropus fuliginosus) native to Australia and nearby islands....view more

kangaroo skin

The skin from any of the long-legged marsupials in the family Macropodidae (Macropus rufus, Macropus giganteus, Macropus fuliginosus) native to Australia and nearby islands....view more

kaolin

A type of primary clay formed by the weathering of aluminum silicates, such as feldspars and nepheline....view more

kaolinite

A hydrated aluminum silicate mineral which is the principal constituent of kaolin clay....view more

kapok

Short, lightweight cellulosic fibers obtained from the seeds of the silk cotton tree, Ceiba pentandra, primarily grown in Java, Africa, Brazil, India, and Central America....view more

kapok oil

An oil produced from the seeds of the kapok pods of the kapok tree (Ceiba pentandra) after removal of the external fibers.  Kapok oil is primary used to make soap....view more

Kapton®

[DuPont] A registered trademark for a polyimide polymer sheet....view more

kapur

Any of various woods from the species Dryobalanops found in Borneo, Sumatra and Malaysia....view more

karakul

The fleece or skin from the karakul sheep (Ovis aries) originally bred in Asia near lake Kara Kul in Uzbekistan....view more

karat

Originally a unit of weight, karat is now used as a unit of purity or quality of gold....view more

karaya gum

A dried gummy exudate from Sterculia urens trees native to central and northern India....view more

kariyasu

The Japanese name for a traditional yellow colorant obtained from the Miscanthus tinctorius grass plant native to southeast Asia....view more

Kasota Stone

A hard, fine-grain dolomitic limestone quarried in Minnesota since 1883....view more


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