ck

/K/
noun
  1. 1

    Initialism of Calvin Klein.

  2. 2

    (biochemistry) Initialism of creatine kinase. [(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the phosphorylation of creatine and uses adenosine triphosphate (ATP) to create phosphocreatine and adenosine diphosphate (ADP).]

  3. 3

    (biochemistry) Initialism of cytokine. [(biochemistry, immunology) Any of various small regulatory proteins that regulate the cells of the immune system.]

  4. 4

    (biochemistry) Initialism of cytokeratin. [Any of several forms of keratin found in the intracytoplasmic cytoskeleton of epithelial tissue.]

  5. 5

    (computing, databases) Initialism of candidate key. [(computing, databases) In the design of a database table, a column (or an irreducible group of them) able to identify every row of the table, having a unique value or set of values in each row. One of the candidate keys (abbreviated CKs) will be the primary key.]

  6. 6

    (banking, finance) Abbreviation of check. [An inspection or examination.]

  7. 7

    Abbreviation of creek. [(British) A small inlet, often saltwater, leading to the sea or to the main channel of a river, especially a river estuary.]