Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Xanthophane

Xan″tho‐phane (?), n. [Xantho- + Gr. φαίνειν to show.] (Physiol.) The yellow pigment present in the inner segments of the retina in animals. See Chromophane.

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Xanthophyll

Xan″tho‐phyll (?), n. [Xantho- + Gr. φύλλον leaf.] (Bot.) A yellow coloring matter found in yellow autumn leaves, and also produced artificially from chlorophyll; — formerly cal...

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Xanthopous

Xan″tho‐pous (?), a. [Xantho- + Gr. πούσ, ποδόσ, foot.] (Bot.) Having a yellow stipe, or stem.

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Xanthoproteic

Xan′tho‐pro‐te″ic (?), a.(Physiol. Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, xanthoprotein; showing the characters of xanthoprotein; as, xanthoproteic acid; the xanthoproteic react...

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Xanthoprotein

Xan′tho‐pro″te‐in (?), n. [Xantho- + protein.] (Physiol. Chem.) A yellow acid substance formed by the action of hot nitric acid on albuminous or proteid matter. It is changed to...

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Xanthopuccine

Xan′tho‐puc″cine (?), n. [Xantho- + puccoon + -ine.] (Chem.) One of three alkaloids found in the root of the yellow puccoon (Hydrastis Canadensis). It is a yellow crystalline su...

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Xanthorhamnin

Xan′tho‐rham″nin (?), n. [Xantho- + NL. Rhamnus, the generic name of the plant bearing Persian berries.] (Chem.) A glucoside extracted from Persian berries as a yellow crystalli...

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Xanthorhiza

Xan′tho‐rhi″za (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ξανθόσ yellow + ρἵζα root.] (Bot.) A genus of shrubby ranunculaceous plants of North America, including only the species Xanthorhiza apiifol...

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Xanthorhœa

‖Xan′tho‐rhœ″a (?), n. [NL., from Gr. ξανθόσ yellow + ρεἱ̑ν to flow.] (Bot.) A genus of endogenous plants, native to Australia, having a thick, sometimes arborescent, stem, and ...

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Xanthose

Xan″those (?), n.(Chem.) An orange-yellow substance found in pigment spots of certain crabs.

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Xanthosis

‖Xan‐tho″sis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ξανθόσ yellow.] (Med.) The yellow discoloration often observed in cancerous tumors.

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Xanthospermous

Xan′tho‐sper″mous (?), a. [Xantho- + Gr. σπέρμα sperm.] (Bot.) Having yellow seeds.

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Xanthous

Xan″thous (?), a. [Gr. ξανθόσ yellow.] Yellow; specifically (Ethnol.), of or pertaining to those races of man which have yellowish, red, auburn, or brown hair.

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Xanthoxylene

Xan‐thox″y‐lene (?), n. [See Xanthoxylum.] (Chem.) A liquid hydrocarbon of the terpene series extracted from the seeds of a Japanese prickly ash (Xanthoxylum pipertium) as an ar...

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Xanthoxylum

‖Xan‐thox″y‐lum (?), n. [NL., from Gr. ξανθόσ yellow + ξύλον wood.] (Bot.) A genus of prickly shrubs or small trees, the bark and rots of which are of a deep yellow color; prick...

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Xebec

Xe″bec (zē″bĕk), n. [Sp. jabegue, formerly spelt xabeque, or Pg. xabeco; both from Turk. sumbeki a kind of Asiatic ship; cf. Per. sumbuk, Ar. sumbūk a small ship.] (Naut.) A sma...

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Xeme

Xeme (zēm), n.(Zoöl.) An Arctic fork-tailed gull (Xema Sabinii).

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Xenelasia

‖Xen′e‐la″si‐a (?), n. [NL., from Gr. ξενηλασία expulsion of strangers.] (Gr. Antiq.) A Spartan institution which prohibited strangers from residing in Sparta without permission...

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Xenium

‖Xe″ni‐um (?), n.; pl.Xenia (#). [L., from Gr. ξένιον gift to a guest, fr. ξένοσ guest.] (Class. Antiq.) A present given to a guest or stranger, or to a foreign ambassador.

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Xenodochium

‖Xen′o‐do‐chi″um (?), n. [LL., fr. L. xenodochium a building for the reception of strangers, Gr. ξενοδοχει̑ον.] (a) (Class. Antiq.) A house for the reception of strangers. (b) I...

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Xenodochy

Xe‐nod″o‐chy (?), n. [Gr. ξενοδοχία.] Reception of strangers; hospitality.

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Xenogamy

Xe‐nog″a‐my (?), n. [Gr. ξένοσ strange, foreign + γάμοσ marriage.] (Bot.) Cross fertilization.

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Xenogenesis

Xen′o‐gen″e‐sis (?), n. [Gr. ξένοσ a stranger + E. genesis.] (Biol.) (a) Same as Heterogenesis. (b) The fancied production of an organism of one kind by an organism of another. ...

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Xenogenetic

Xen′o‐ge‐net″ic (?), a.(Biol.) Of or pertaining to xenogenesis; as, the xenogenetic origin of microzymes. Huxley.

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Xenomania

Xen′o‐ma″ni‐a (?), n. [Gr. ξένοσ strange + E. mania.] A mania for, or an inordinate attachment to, foreign customs, institutions, manners, fashions, etc. Saintsbury.

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Xenomi

‖Xen″o‐mi (?), n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ξένοσ strange.] (Zoöl.) A suborder of soft-rayed fresh-water fishes of which the blackfish of Alaska (Dallia pectoralis) is the type.

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Xenon

Xen″on (?), n.(Chem.) A very heavy, inert gaseous element occurring in the atmosphere in the proportion of one volume is about 20 millions. It was discovered by Ramsay and Trave...