(usually uncountable, plural abetalipoproteinemias) A rare autosomal recessive disorder that interferes with the normal absorption of fat and fat-soluble vitamins from food.
For other uses, see Grimalkin (disambiguation). A grimalkin (also called a greymalkin) is an archaic term for a cat. The term stems from grey (the colour) plus malkin, an archaic term with several meanings (a cat, a low class woman, a weakling, a mop or a name) derived from a hypocoristic form of the female name Maud. Scottish legend makes reference to the grimalkin as a faery cat that dwells in the highlands. The term/name may first come from Beware the Cat (published 1570) by William Baldwin. The novel is a story of talking cats, and part of it relates the story of the Grimalkin's death.
Kohl is an ancient eye cosmetic, traditionally made by grinding stibnite (Sb 2 S 3). It is widely used in South Asia, the Middle East, North Africa, the Horn of Africa, and parts of West Africa as eyeliner to contour and/or darken the eyelids and as mascara for the eyelashes.It is worn mostly by women, but also by some men and children. Kohl has also been used in India as a cosmetic for a long time.he Arabic name ÙØ­Ù kuá¸¥l and the Biblical Hebrew ××× kaá¸¥al (cf. modern Hebrew ×××× blue) are cognates, from a Semitic root k-á¸¥-l. Transliteration variants of Arabic dialectal pronunciation include kol, kehal or kohal. The Arabic word was loaned into a number of languages with the spread of Islam.