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English words: xyphus to xyzzy

25 English words, part 6 of 6 of the words starting with X, A to Z. 1 have a page of their own.

English words xyphus to xyzzy

  1. xyphus noun: A triangular part of the prosternum that is found between the bases of the anterior coxae.
  2. xyr determiner, prefix, pronoun /zɪɹ/: Belonging to xe, their (singular). Gender-neutral third-person singular possessive adjective, coordinate with his and her.
  3. xyrid noun /ˈzaɪɹɪd/: Any of several North American plants, of the genus Xyris, resembling sedges.
  4. xyridaceous adjective: Belonging or pertaining to the Xyridaceae, a family of flowering plants.
  5. xyris noun: Any member of the plant genus Xyris.
  6. xyro- prefix: Alternative form of xyr-.
  7. xyrophobic adjective: Abnormally fearful of razors and other sharp cutting instruments.
  8. xyrospasm noun: A spasm experienced whilst attempting to use a shaving razor.
  9. xyrs pronoun: That which belongs to xyr; possessive case of xyr, used in place of a noun.
  10. xyrself pronoun: xyr; the gender-neutral object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject
  11. xysma noun /ˈzɪzmə/: Material resembling bits of membrane in stools of diarrhea.
  12. xysmalobin noun: Synonym of uzarin.
  13. xysmalogenin noun: A particular steroid.
  14. xysmalorin noun: A particular cardenolide glycoside.
  15. xyst noun: A xystus.
  16. xystarch noun: The officer in charge of a xystus in Ancient Greece.
  17. xyster noun /ˈzɪs.tə(ɹ)/: A surgical instrument used to scrape bones.
  18. xystodesmid noun: Any millipede in the family Xystodesmidae.
  19. xyston noun: A type of long thrusting lance, used in ancient Greece.
  20. xystos noun: Alternative form of xystus.
  21. xystum noun: A xystus.
  22. xystus noun /ˈzɪstəs/: A long and open portico within the gymnasium.
  23. XYY syndrome noun: An aneuploidy of the sex chromosomes in which a human male receives an extra Y chromosome, giving a total of 47 chromosomes instead of the usual 46; the...
  24. XYZ noun, phrase /ˌɛks.waɪˈzɛd/: The color space of the tristimulus values X, Y, and Z.
  25. xyzzy noun /ˈzɪzi/: Used as a placeholder word or metasyntactic variable.

Part 5 · English words: X

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under X: 1,525 words, in 6 parts.