| XENARTHRAL | • xenarthral adj. (Zoology) Having unusual joints. • XENARTHRAL adj. having additional facets on the dorsolumbar vertebrae, like sloths, anteaters and armadillos. |
| XENOBIOTIC | • xenobiotic adj. Of or pertaining to xenobiosis. • xenobiotic adj. (Biology) Relating to a substance foreign to the body or ecological system. • xenobiotic n. (Biology) Any foreign compound not produced by an organism’s metabolism. |
| XENOBLASTS | • xenoblasts n. Plural of xenoblast. • XENOBLAST n. a type of mineral deposit. |
| XENOCRYSTS | • xenocrysts n. Plural of xenocryst. • XENOCRYST n. a crystal or mineral grain which has been taken in by magma during its upward flow. |
| XENOGAMIES | • XENOGAMY n. cross-fertilization. |
| XENOGAMOUS | • xenogamous adj. (Botany) Exhibiting or relating to xenogamy. • XENOGAMOUS adj. relating to xenogamy, cross-fertilization. |
| XENOGENEIC | • xenogeneic adj. (Genetics) Derived from a different species and therefore genetically and immunologically incompatible. • XENOGENEIC adj. descended from a member of another species. |
| XENOGENIES | • XENOGENY n. the production of offspring totally different from the parent. |
| XENOGENOUS | • xenogenous adj. Of foreign origin; xenogenic. • xenogenous adj. (Pathology) Caused by a foreign body; originating outside the organism. Xenogenous caused by a foreign… • XENOGENOUS adj. due to an outside cause. |
| XENOGLOSSY | • xenoglossy n. Knowledge of a language one has never learned. • xenoglossy n. Glossolalia. • XENOGLOSSY n. a person's knowledge of a language never studied, also XENOGLOSSIA. |
| XENOGRAFTS | • xenografts n. Plural of xenograft. • XENOGRAFT n. a graft of tissue between individuals of different species. |
| XENOLITHIC | • xenolithic adj. Being or pertaining to a xenolith. • XENOLITHIC adj. of or like a xenolith, a rock fragment foreign to the igneous mass in which it occurs. |
| XENOMANIAS | • XENOMANIA n. an inordinate attachment to foreign things. |
| XENOMENIAS | • XENOMENIA n. menstruation from abnormal orifices. |
| XENOPHILES | • xenophiles n. Plural of xenophile. • XENOPHILE n. one who loves foreigners. |
| XENOPHOBES | • xenophobes n. Plural of xenophobe. • XENOPHOBE n. one who hates foreigners. |
| XENOPHOBIA | • xenophobia n. A hatred of strangers or foreigners. • xenophobia n. A fear of strangers or foreigners. • xenophobia n. A strong antipathy or aversion to strangers or foreigners. |
| XENOPHOBIC | • xenophobic adj. Exhibiting or characterised by xenophobia, a fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners. • xenophobic n. A xenophobe. • XENOPHOBIC adj. being afraid of foreigners. |
| XENOTROPIC | • xenotropic adj. (Biology) Describing a virus growing in tissue of an organism other than its normal host. • XENOTROPIC adj. reproducing or replicating only in cells other than those of the host species. |