| XYLOPHONE | • xylophone n. (Music) Any musical instrument (percussion idiophone) made of wooden slats graduated so as to make the… • xylophone v. To play a xylophone or to play something else as though it was a xylophone. • xylophone v. To move above a ridged surface so as to hit every ridge, in a manner similar to playing quickly and… |
| XANTHOPHYL | • xanthophyl n. Dated form of xanthophyll. • XANTHOPHYL n. a yellow carotenoid pigment found with chlorophyll in green plants and in egg yolks, also XANTHOPHYLL. |
| XYLOPHAGAN | • xylophagan n. Any wood-boring marine bivalve of the genus Xylophaga, which bores into wood. • XYLOPHAGAN n. one of a tribe of beetles whose larvae bore or live in wood. |
| XYLOPHONES | • xylophones n. Plural of xylophone. • xylophones v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of xylophone. • XYLOPHONE n. a musical percussion instrument consisting of a graduated series of wooden bars, usually played by striking with two small round-ended hammers. |
| XYLOPHONIC | • xylophonic adj. Of or pertaining to a xylophone. • XYLOPHONIC adj. relating to a xylophone. |
| PHYTOALEXIN | • phytoalexin n. (Medicine) any of several classes of antibiotics produced by plants in response to microorganisms. • PHYTOALEXIN n. any substance produced by a plant as a defence against disease. |
| XANTHOPHYLL | • xanthophyll n. (Organic chemistry, countable) Any of various hydroxy, carbonyl or carboxylic acid derivatives of carotenes. • xanthophyll n. (Organic chemistry, uncountable) Lutein. • XANTHOPHYLL n. a yellow carotenoid pigment found with chlorophyll in green plants and in egg yolks, also XANTHOPHYL. |
| XANTHOPHYLS | • xanthophyls n. Plural of xanthophyl. • XANTHOPHYL n. a yellow carotenoid pigment found with chlorophyll in green plants and in egg yolks, also XANTHOPHYLL. |
| XYLOPHAGANS | • xylophagans n. Plural of xylophagan. • XYLOPHAGAN n. one of a tribe of beetles whose larvae bore or live in wood. |
| XYLOPHONIST | • xylophonist n. Someone who plays a xylophone. • XYLOPHONIST n. one who plays the xylophone. |
| PHYTOALEXINS | • phytoalexins n. Plural of phytoalexin. • PHYTOALEXIN n. any substance produced by a plant as a defence against disease. |
| XANTHOPHYLLS | • xanthophylls n. Plural of xanthophyll. • XANTHOPHYLL n. a yellow carotenoid pigment found with chlorophyll in green plants and in egg yolks, also XANTHOPHYL. |
| XYLOGRAPHING | • xylographing v. Present participle of xylograph. • XYLOGRAPH v. to copy by xylograph. |
| XYLOPHONISTS | • xylophonists n. Plural of xylophonist. • XYLOPHONIST n. one who plays the xylophone. |
| HYDROXYPROLINE | • hydroxyproline n. (Biochemistry) A hydroxy derivative of the amino acid proline found in the structural proteins of connective tissue. • HYDROXYPROLINE n. an amino acid. |
| HYPOMIXOLYDIAN | • hypomixolydian adj. (Music) Describing a mode of church music represented by a major scale from D to G. • HYPOMIXOLYDIAN adj. applied in old church music to a mode extending from d to d with g as its final. |
| XANTHOPHYLLOUS | • xanthophyllous adj. Of or relating to xanthophyll. • XANTHOPHYLLOUS adj. like a xanthophyll, a yellow carotenoid pigment found with chlorophyll in green plants and in egg yolks. |
| XENOPHOBICALLY | • xenophobically adv. In a xenophobic manner. • XENOPHOBIC adv. being afraid of foreigners. |
| HYDROXYPROLINES | • hydroxyprolines n. Plural of hydroxyproline. • HYDROXYPROLINE n. an amino acid. |
| XENOMORPHICALLY | • XENOMORPHIC adv. having a form not its own. |