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Word
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Definition
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| xanthareel
| yellow eel formerly used in medicinal foods
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| xanthic
| yellow; yellowish
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| xanthippe
| ill-tempered woman
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| xanthocarpous
| having yellow fruit
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| xanthochroia
| yellowness of the skin
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| xanthochroic
| having yellow skin
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| xanthocomic
| yellow-haired
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| xanthocyanopsy
| form of colour-blindness in which only blue and yellow can be distinguished
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| xanthoderm
| yellow-skinned person
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| xanthodont
| one with yellow teeth
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| xanthoma
| disease characterized by yellow patches on the skin
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| xanthometer
| instrument for measuring colour of sea or lake water
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| xanthophyll
| substance causing yellow colour of autumn leaves
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| xanthopsia
| a visual condition where things appear yellow
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| xanthospermous
| having yellow seeds
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| xanthous
| yellow or red-haired
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| xebec
| small three-masted pirate ship
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| xeme
| fork-tailed gull
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| xenagogue
| guide; someone who conducts strangers
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| xenial
| of or concerning hospitality towards guests
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| xenium
| gift made to a guest or ambassador; any compulsory gift
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| xenobiotic
| indicating a substance or item foreign to the body
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| xenocracy
| government by a body of foreigners
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| xenodiagnosis
| diagnosis of disease by allowing laboratory-bred diseases to affect material
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| xenodocheionology
| love of hotels
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| xenodochial
| hospitable; kindly to strangers
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| xenodochium
| building for the reception of strangers
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| xenogamy
| cross-fertilization
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| xenogeneic
| of a disease, derived from an individual of a different species
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| xenogenesis
| generation of offspring entirely unlike the parent
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| xenogenous
| due to an outside cause
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| xenoglossia
| person's knowledge of a language never studied
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| xenolalia
| person's knowledge of a language never studied
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| xenolith
| fragment of extraneous rock embedded in magma or another rock
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| xenomancy
| divination using strangers
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| xenomania
| inordinate attachment to foreign things
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| xenomenia
| menstruation from abnormal orifices
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| xenomorphic
| having a form not its own
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| xenophilia
| love of foreigners
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| xenophobia
| fear of foreigners
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| xenops
| a small tropical rainforest bird
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| xenurine
| species of armadillo
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| xeransis
| drying up
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| xerarch
| growing in dry places
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| xerasia
| abnormal dryness of the hair
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| xeric
| dry; lacking in moisture
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| xerocopy
| photocopy
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| xerodermia
| abnormal dryness of the skin
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| xerography
| photocopying
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| xerophagy
| eating of dry food; fast of dry food in the week preceding Easter
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| xerophily
| adaptation to very dry conditions
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| xerophobous
| unable to survive drought
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| xerophthalmia
| dryness and soreness of the eyes
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| xerophytic
| able to withstand drought
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| xeroradiography
| process for taking permanent pictures of X-ray images
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| xerosis
| abnormal dryness of body parts
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| xerostomia
| excessive dryness of the mouth
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| xerothermic
| dry and hot
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| xerotic
| dry
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| xerotripsis
| dry friction
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| xesturgy
| process of polishing
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| xilinous
| of, like or pertaining to cotton
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| xiphias
| swordfish
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| xiphoid
| sword-shaped
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| xiphopagus
| conjoined twins joined by a band of flesh on the torso
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| xiphophyllous
| having sword-shaped leaves
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| xiphosuran
| horseshoe crab
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| xoanon
| primitive wooden statue overlaid with ivory and gold
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| xography
| photographic process for producing three-dimensional images
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| xu
| former monetary unit of Vietnam
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| xylan
| gelatinous compound found in wood
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| xylary
| of, like or pertaining to xylem
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| xylem
| woody portion of a plant
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| xylocarp
| hard and woody fruit
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| xylogenous
| growing on wood
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| xyloglyphy
| wood-carving
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| xylography
| art of engraving on wood
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| xyloid
| woody; ligneous
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| xylology
| study of wood
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| xylomancy
| divination by examining wood found in one's path
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| xylometer
| instrument measuring specific gravity of wood
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| xylophagous
| wood-eating
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| xylophilous
| fond of wood; living in or on wood
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| xylophory
| wood-carrying
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| xylopolist
| one who sells wood
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| xylopyrography
| engraving designs on wood with hot poker
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| xylorimba
| combination of xylophone and marimba
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| xylotherapy
| use of certain sorts of wood in treating disease
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| xylotomous
| wood-cutting; wood-boring
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| xylotypographic
| printed from wooden blocks
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| xystarch
| ancient Greek officer in charge of gymnastic exercises
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| xyster
| surgeon's instrument for scraping bones
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| xyston
| short pike used by Greek heavy cavalry
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| xystus
| covered walkway for exercises
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