List of X Words

Here it is, the ever-growing list of words beginning with the letter X.
Latest additions 7/13/14 - Xeljanz

Xanadu – 1980 movie with Olivia Newton-John
Xanax - (trademark) Type of prescription drug
xanthamide - An amido derivative of xanthic acid obtained as a white crystalline substance
xanthan – a gum produced by bacterial fermentation
xanthate – a chemical salt
Xanthe – a Greek goddess
xanthein – part of the coloring in yellow flowers
xanthelasma - xanthoma of the eyelid
xanthemia - excess caerotene in the blood stream (see carotenemia)
xanthene – a chemical compound
xanthic – having a yellow color
xanthin – a yellow pigment
xanthine – a chemical compound
Xanthippe – wife of Socrates
xanthochroid – blond and blue-eyed with fair white skin
xanthochromia – a yellow coloring
xanthoma – a type of skin disease
xanthome – a chemical compound
xanthophyll –a yellow pigment in autumn leaves
xanthopsia – a disturbance in vision causing everything to appear yellow
xanthous – yellow
xanthoxylene - A liquid hydrocarbon of the terpene series extracted from the seeds of a Japanese prickly ash
Xanthus – a Greek god
Xarelto - a type of medicine name
xat - a carved totem pole
Xavier – a boy’s given name
x-axis - horizontal axis
xebec – a ship
Xeljanz - joint pain medicine brand name.
Xeme - An Arctic fork-tailed gull
Xenelasia - A group of Spartans
xenarthran - a line of armadillos
Xena: Warrior Princess – U.S. TV show (1995-2000)
xenia – the effect of pollen on certain plant structures. (also, cap. A city in Ohio, U.S.)
xenic – pertaining to a type of culture medium
Xenical - a trademarked drug name
xenium - a gift given to a stranger
xenogamy – the transfer of pollen from one plant to another
xenogeny – the supposed production of offspring totally different from the parent.
xenolith – a rock fragment
xenomorphic – abnormal in shape owing to the pressure of adjacent minerals in rock
xenon – a gaseous element
xenophobia – fear or dislike of foreign things
Xenophon – an ancient Greek historian
xenopus – a frog native to South Africa
xerarch – developing in a dry area
xeric – requiring only a small amount of water
xeroderma – dryness of the skin
xerography – a type of photocopying process
xerophilous – adapted to a dry climate
xerophthalmia – a type of eye disease
xerophyte – a xerophilous plant, e.g. cactus
xerosere –a dry land sere.
xerosis – abnormal dryness of a body part
xerostomia – abnormal dryness of the mouth
Xerox – (trademark) type of paper copier
Xerxes – Egyptian pharaoh of the 4th cent. BC
xerus – African ground squirrel
X-Files – American TV show (1993-2002)
Xhosa – people of S. Africa, and their language
xi – a Greek letter
Xiaolin Showdown – U.S. animated TV show
xiphisternum – lowest part of the breastbone
xiphoid – sword shaped
X-Mas - Christmas
X-Men – comic book group of superheroes
XML – a type of internet language
XMS – a set of guidelines that standardize the method a programmer can use to access memory above 1,024 kilobytes.
Xois – a settlement in the Nile Delta
XON/XOFF – a method of communicating between modems
x-ray – printout of bones.
Xtreme Fakeovers – U.S. TV show (2005-6)
xu – monetary unit of Vietnam
Xuthus – Greek god
XXX – 2002 movie starring Vin Diesel
xXx: State of the Union – 2005 movie
xylan – a substance found in plants
xylem – plant tissue
xylene – a type of hydrocarbon
xylidene – a chemical compound
xylitol – an alcohol
xylocarp – a hard, woody fruit
xylograph – a wood engraving
xylography – the art of making xylographs
xyloid – wood-like
xylophagous – wood-eating
xylophone – a type of musical instrument
xylophonist – person who plays a xylophone
xylotomous – boring into or cutting wood
xylose – a type of sugar
xylotomy – the preparation of wood for microscopic examiniation
xylyl – a univalent radical
xyster – a medical instrument for scraping bone
xystus – a roofed area where athletes trained in ancient Greece
Xzibit – American rapper


References:
“The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-present” Ninth Edition by Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh ©2007, Ballantine Books
dictionary.com
“Leonard Maltin’s 2010 Movie Guide” edited by Leonard Maltin, ©2009, Penguin Books
“The Official Scrabble Player’s Dictionary – Fourth edition” ©2005, Hasbro
“Webster's New Century Dictionary” - ©2001, Grammercy Books