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 boys 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 Maltins 2010 Movie Guide edited by Leonard Maltin, ©2009, Penguin Books
The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary Fourth edition ©2005, Hasbro
Webster's New Century Dictionary - ©2001, Grammercy Books