XANTHATEXANTHATESXANTHATE n pl. -S a chemical salt XANTHEINXANTHEINSXANTHEIN n pl. -S the water-soluble part of the coloring matter in yellow flowers XANTHENEXANTHENESXANTHENE n pl. -S a chemical compound XANTHICXANTHIC adj tending to have a yellow color XANTHINXANTHINSXANTHIN n pl. -S a yellow pigment XANTHINEXANTHINESXANTHINE n pl. -S a chemical compound XANTHOMAXANTHOMASXANTHOMATAXANTHOMA n pl. -MAS or -MATA a skin disease XANTHONEXANTHONESXANTHONE n pl. -S a chemical compound XANTHOUSXANTHOUS adj yellow XEBECXEBECSXEBEC n pl. -S a Mediterranean sailing vessel XENIAXENIASXENIALXENIA n pl. -S the effect of pollen on certain plant structures ■XENIAL² adj XENICXENIC adj pertaining to a type of culture medium XENOGAMYXENOGAMIESXENOGAMY n pl. -MIES the transfer of pollen from one plant to another XENOGENYXENOGENIESXENOGENY n pl. -NIES the supposed production of offspring totally different from the parent XENOLITHXENOLITHSXENOLITH n pl. -S a rock fragment included in another rock XENONXENONSXENON n pl. -S a gaseous element XERARCHXERARCH adj developing in a dry area XERICXERIC adj requiring only a small amount of moisture XEROSEREXEROSERESXEROSERE n pl. -S a dry-land sere XEROSISXEROTICXEROSESXEROSIS n pl. -ROSES abnormal dryness of a body part or tissue ■XEROTIC² adj XERUSXERUSESXERUS n pl. -ES an African ground squirrel XIXISXI n pl. -S a Greek letter XIPHOIDXIPHOIDSXIPHOID n pl. -S a part of the sternum XUXUXU n pl. XU a monetary unit of Vietnam XYLANXYLANSXYLAN n pl. -S a substance found in cell walls of plants XYLEMXYLEMSXYLEM n pl. -S a complex plant tissue XYLENEXYLENESXYLENE n pl. -S a flammable hydrocarbon XYLIDINXYLIDINSXYLIDIN n pl. -S xylidine XYLIDINEXYLIDINESXYLIDINE n pl. -S a chemical compound XYLOCARPXYLOCARPSXYLOCARP n pl. -S a hard, woody fruit XYLOIDXYLOID adj resembling wood XYLOLXYLOLSXYLOL n pl. -S xylene XYLOSEXYLOSESXYLOSE n pl. -S a type of sugar XYLOTOMYXYLOTOMIESXYLOTOMY n pl. -MIES the preparation of sections of wood for microscopic examination XYLYLXYLYLSXYLYL n pl. -S a univalent radical XYSTXYSTSXYST n pl. -S xystus XYSTERXYSTERSXYSTER n pl. -S a surgical instrument for scraping bones XYSTOSXYSTOIXYSTOS n pl. -TOI xystus XYSTUSXYSTIXYSTUS n pl. -TI a roofed area where athletes trained in ancient Greece
