"CK" meaning in English

See CK in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} CK
  1. Initialism of Calvin Klein. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Calvin Klein Related terms: CKs
    Sense id: en-CK-en-name-fhMwP1cg Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks, English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 11 5 28 31 13 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 25 11 5 20 21 17

Noun

Forms: CKs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} CK (plural CKs)
  1. (biochemistry) Initialism of cytokeratin. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: cytokeratin
    Sense id: en-CK-en-noun-JIor5hPL Categories (other): Biochemistry, English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 11 5 28 31 13 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 25 11 5 20 21 17 Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. (biochemistry) Initialism of cytokine. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: cytokine
    Sense id: en-CK-en-noun-f3OPWdeM Categories (other): Biochemistry Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  3. (biochemistry) Initialism of creatine kinase. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: creatine kinase Synonyms: CPK
    Sense id: en-CK-en-noun-8XlHmXgG Categories (other): Enzymes, English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 11 5 28 31 13 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 25 11 5 20 21 17 Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  4. (computing, databases) Initialism of candidate key. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: candidate key
    Sense id: en-CK-en-noun-MLW0PmFs Categories (other): Computing, Databases, English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 11 5 28 31 13 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 25 11 5 20 21 17 Topics: computing, databases, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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