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xanthous

adjective · of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk

xavier

noun · Spanish missionary and Jesuit who establish missionaries in Japan and Ceylon and the East Indies (1506-1552)

xc

adjective · being ten more than eighty

xci

adjective · being one more than ninety

xcii

adjective · being two more than ninety

xciii

adjective · being three more than ninety

xciv

adjective · being four more than ninety

xcl

adjective · being ten more than one hundred eighty

xcv

adjective · being five more than ninety

xcvi

adjective · being six more than ninety

xcvii

adjective · being seven more than ninety

xcviii

adjective · being eight more than ninety

xe

noun · a colorless odorless inert gaseous element occurring in the earth's atmosphere in trace amounts

xenarthra

noun · armadillos; American anteaters; sloths

xenicidae

noun · alternative names for the family comprising the New Zealand wrens

xenicus gilviventris

noun · short-tailed bird resembling a wren

xenogenesis

noun · the alternation of two or more different forms in the life cycle of a plant or animal

xenograft

noun · tissue from an animal of one species used as a temporary graft (as in cases of severe burns) on an individual of another species

xenon

noun · a colorless odorless inert gaseous element occurring in the earth's atmosphere in trace amounts

xenopodidae

noun · in some classifications the family of the genus Xenopus which is otherwise included in the family Pipidae

xenopus

noun · an African clawed frog; in some classifications made the type genus of a separate family Xenopodidae

xenopus laevis

noun · a tongueless frog native to Africa; established in the United States as result of release of laboratory and aquarium animals

xenorhyncus

noun · East Indian and Australian storks

xenorhyncus asiaticus

noun · large mostly white Australian stork

xenosauridae

noun · monotypic family of Mexican lizards

xenosaurus

noun · type and sole genus of Xenosauridae: slender-bodied Mexican lizards having the upper surface covered with tiny granules and tubercles

xenotransplantation

noun · a surgical procedure in which tissue or whole organs are transfered from one species to another species

xeranthemum annuum

noun · mostly widely cultivated species of everlasting flowers having usually purple flowers; southern Europe to Iran; naturalized elsewhere

xeric

adjective · being deficient in moisture

Example: deserts provide xeric environments

xerobates

noun · possible new genus for desert and Texas tortoises based on recent research

xeroderma

noun · a mild form of ichthyosis characterized by abnormal dryness and roughness of the skin

xerodermia

noun · a mild form of ichthyosis characterized by abnormal dryness and roughness of the skin

noun · a duplicator (trade mark Xerox) that copies graphic matter by the action of light on an electrically charged photoconductive insulating surface in which the latent image is developed with a resinous powder

xerography

noun · forming an image by the action of light on a specially coated charged plate; the latent image is developed with powders that adhere only to electrically charged areas

Example: edge enhancement is intrinsic in xerography

xeroma

noun · abnormal dryness of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eyes; may be due to a systemic deficiency of vitamin A

xerophile

noun · plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water; compare hydrophyte and mesophyte

xerophilous plant

noun · plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water; compare hydrophyte and mesophyte

xerophthalmia

noun · abnormal dryness of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eyes; may be due to a systemic deficiency of vitamin A

xerophthalmus

noun · abnormal dryness of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eyes; may be due to a systemic deficiency of vitamin A

xerophyllum

noun · small genus of North American herbs having grasslike basal leaves: squaw grass; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae

xerophyllum tenax

noun · plant of western North America having woody rhizomes and tufts of stiff grasslike basal leaves and spikes of creamy white flowers

xerophyte

noun · plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water; compare hydrophyte and mesophyte

xerophytic

adjective · adapted to a xeric (or dry) environment

Example: cacti are xerophytic plants

xerophytic plant

noun · plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water; compare hydrophyte and mesophyte

xerostomia

noun · abnormal dryness of the mouth resulting from decreased secretion of saliva

xerotes

noun · the condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water)

xerox

xerox copy

noun · a copy made by a xerographic printer

xerox machine

xerxes i

noun · king of Persia who led a vast army against Greece and won the battle of Thermopylae but was eventually defeated (519-465 BC)

xerxes the great

noun · king of Persia who led a vast army against Greece and won the battle of Thermopylae but was eventually defeated (519-465 BC)

xestobium rufovillosum

noun · bores through wood making a ticking sound popularly thought to presage death

xi

adjective · being one more than ten

xii

adjective · denoting a quantity consisting of 12 items or units

xiii

adjective · being one more than twelve

ximenesia encelioides

noun · coarse greyish-green annual yellow-flowered herb; southwestern United States to Mexico

xinjiang

noun · an autonomous province in far northwestern China on the border with Mongolia and Kazakhstan; the largest province in the People's Republic of China and the homeland of the Uighur people

xinjiang uighur autonomous region

noun · an autonomous province in far northwestern China on the border with Mongolia and Kazakhstan; the largest province in the People's Republic of China and the homeland of the Uighur people