Category: X

Xanthocarpous (a.) Having yellow fruit.

Xanthodontous (a.) Having yellow teeth.

Xanthogen (n.) The hypothetical radical supposed to be characteristic of xanthic acid.

Xanthogenate (n.) A salt of xanthic acid.

Xanthoma (n.) A skin disease marked by the development or irregular yellowish patches upon the skin, especially upon the eyelids;… read more Xanthoma

Xanthogenic (a.) Producing a yellow color or compound; xanthic. See Xanthic acid, under Xanthic.

Xanthophane (n.) The yellow pigment present in the inner segments of the retina in animals. See Chromophane.

Xanthogen (n.) Persulphocyanogen.

Xanthophyll (n.) A yellow coloring matter found in yellow autumn leaves, and also produced artificially from chlorophyll; — formerly called… read more Xanthophyll

Xanthopous (a.) Having a yellow stipe, or stem.

Xanthorhiza (n.) A genus of shrubby ranunculaceous plants of North America, including only the species Xanthorhiza apiifolia, which has roots… read more Xanthorhiza

Xanthose (n.) An orange-yellow substance found in pigment spots of certain crabs.

Xanthosis (n.) The yellow discoloration often observed in cancerous tumors.

Xanthospermous (a.) Having yellow seeds.

Xanthous (a.) Yellow; specifically (Ethnol.), of or pertaining to those races of man which have yellowish, red, auburn, or brown… read more Xanthous

Xanthoproteic (a.) Pertaining to, or derived from, xanthoprotein; showing the characters of xanthoprotein; as, xanthoproteic acid; the xanthoproteic reaction for… read more Xanthoproteic

Xanthoprotein (n.) A yellow acid substance formed by the action of hot nitric acid on albuminous or proteid matter. It… read more Xanthoprotein

Xanthopuccine (n.) One of three alkaloids found in the root of the yellow puccoon (Hydrastis Canadensis). It is a yellow… read more Xanthopuccine

Xanthorhamnin (n.) A glucoside extracted from Persian berries as a yellow crystalline powder, used as a dyestuff.

Xanthorhoea (n.) A genus of endogenous plants, native to Australia, having a thick, sometimes arborescent, stem, and long grasslike leaves…. read more Xanthorhoea