قاموس اللغة الإنجليزية
قاموس اللغة الإنجليزية
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Xanthogen
(n.)
Persulphocyanogen.
Xanthogenate
(n.)
A salt of xanthic acid.
Xanthogenic
(a.)
Producing a yellow color or compound; xanthic. See
Xanthic acid, under Xanthic.
Xanthoma
(n.)
A skin disease marked by the development or irregular
yellowish patches upon the skin, especially upon the eyelids; -- called
also xanthelasma.
Xanthophane
(n.)
The yellow pigment present in the inner segments of
the retina in animals. See Chromophane.
Xanthophyll
(n.)
A yellow coloring matter found in yellow autumn
leaves, and also produced artificially from chlorophyll; -- formerly
called also phylloxanthin.
Xanthopous
(a.)
Having a yellow stipe, or stem.
Xanthoproteic
(a.)
Pertaining to, or derived from, xanthoprotein;
showing the characters of xanthoprotein; as, xanthoproteic acid; the
xanthoproteic reaction for albumin.
Xanthoprotein
(n.)
A yellow acid substance formed by the action of hot
nitric acid on albuminous or proteid matter. It is changed to a deep
orange-yellow color by the addition of ammonia.
Xanthopuccine
(n.)
One of three alkaloids found in the root of the
yellow puccoon (Hydrastis Canadensis). It is a yellow crystalline
substance, and resembles berberine.
Xanthorhamnin
(n.)
A glucoside extracted from Persian berries as a
yellow crystalline powder, used as a dyestuff.
Xanthorhiza
(n.)
A genus of shrubby ranunculaceous plants of North
America, including only the species Xanthorhiza apiifolia, which has
roots of a deep yellow color; yellowroot. The bark is intensely bitter,
and is sometimes used as a tonic.
Xanthorhoea
(n.)
A genus of endogenous plants, native to Australia,
having a thick, sometimes arborescent, stem, and long grasslike leaves.
See Grass tree.
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 hair.
Xanthoxylene
(n.)
A liquid hydrocarbon of the terpene series extracted
from the seeds of a Japanese prickly ash (Xanthoxylum pipertium) as an
aromatic oil.
Xanthoxylum
(n.)
A genus of prickly shrubs or small trees, the bark and
rots of which are of a deep yellow color; prickly ash.
Xebec
(n.)
A small three-masted vessel, with projecting bow stern and
convex decks, used in the Mediterranean for transporting merchandise,
etc. It carries large square sails, or both. Xebecs were formerly armed
and used by corsairs.