English Words: X

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xyloglucanasenoun

Any enzyme that breaks down xyloglucans.

The art of carving in wood.

An engraving in wood or woodcut, especially one used in printing predating the Western tradition (14th c.).

xylographernoun

a person who makes xylographs

xylographicanoun

Xylographs generally.

xylographicaladj

xylographic

xylographicallyadv

By means of xylography.

xylographistnoun

Synonym of xylographer.

The art of making xylographs.

xyloheptaosenoun

A heptasaccharide consisting of seven xylose residues.

xylohexaosenoun

A hexasaccharide consisting of six xylose residues.

xylohydroquinonenoun

Any dimethyl derivative of hydroquinone (named as a derivative of xylene).

Characteristic of wood; woody

An explosive compound resembling pyroxylin, obtained by the action of nitric acid on starch.

A town in the northern part of the Korinthia prefecture in southwestern Greece

The ketal form of a xylose.

The ketose form of xylose.

A compressed wood product used for flooring.

Relating to xylology.

One who studies wood.

The study of wood.

A tumour on the woody part of a plant.

Divination by means of examining or burning pieces of wood.

A mannan derived from xylose.

An instrument used to determine the specific gravity of wood.

Relating to xylometry.

xylometricallyadv

In a xylometric manner

Measurement of the specific gravity of wood.

xylomycetophagousadj

That eats fungi growing in wood.

xylomycetophagynoun

The condition of being xylomycetophagous.

A unit of length in Ancient Greece.

Relating to xylonic acid or its derivatives

Celluloid.

xylonolactonenoun

Any lactone derived from a xylonic acid.

xylooligomernoun

An oligomer related to lignin.

xylooligosaccharidenoun

An oligomer of xylose.

A precious stone, petrified wood which has either developed an opalescent sheen or been completely replaced by opal.

Any wood-boring marine bivalve of the genus Xylophaga.

Any living organism that feeds on wood.

feeding on wood

That eats wood.

Feeding on wood. (of insects etc.)

The eating of wood.

Alternative form of xylophilous.

Living on or in wood, as some fungi and beetles do.

A fear of wooden objects.

Any musical instrument (percussion idiophone) made of wooden slats graduated so as to make the sounds of the scale when struck with a small drumstick-like mallet; the standard Western concert xylophone or one of its derivatives.

xylophonelikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of a xylophone.

Of or pertaining to a xylophone.

xylophonicallyadv

As if by a xylophone.

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The English alphabetical index for the letter X contains 1,183 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 24 pages, and you are currently viewing page 22. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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