8-letter words containing x, a
- wax palm — a tall, pinnate-leaved palm, Ceroxylon alpinum (or C. andicola), of the Andes, whose stem and leaves yield a resinous wax.
- wax tree — a Japanese anacardiaceous tree, Rhus succedanea, having white berries that yield wax
- waxberry — the wax myrtle or the bayberry.
- waxbills — Plural form of waxbill.
- waxiness — The quality of being waxy.
- waxplant — a shrubby climbing plant, Hoya carnosa, of the milkweed family, native to Australia, with umbels of waxy pink or white flowers.
- waxwings — Plural form of waxwing.
- waxworks — an exhibition of or a museum for displaying wax figures, ornaments, etc.
- x factor — an unknown or unexplained element that makes something more interesting or valuable
- xankāndi — capital of Nagorno-Karabakh: pop. 33,000
- xanthans — a water-soluble natural gum produced by the fermentation of sugar with certain microorganisms and used as a binder, extender, or stabilizer in foods and other products.
- xanthate — a salt or ester of xanthic acid.
- xanthein — the part of the coloring matter in yellow flowers that is soluble in water. Compare xanthin (def 1).
- xanthene — a yellow, crystalline substance, C 13 H 10 O, soluble in ether and slightly soluble in alcohol, used in organic synthesis and as a fungicide.
- xanthian — of or relating to the ancient city of Xanthus.
- xanthide — (obsolete, organic chemistry) Any derivative of xanthogen.
- xanthine — a crystalline, nitrogenous compound, C 5 H 4 N 4 O 2 , related to uric acid, occurring in urine, blood, and certain animal and vegetable tissues.
- xanthism — a condition of skin, fur, or feathers in which yellow coloration predominates
- xanthoma — a yellow papule or nodule in the skin, containing lipid deposits.
- xanthone — (organic compound) An aromatic ketone, 9-oxo-xanthene, that is used as an insecticide.
- xanthous — yellow.
- xantippe — flourished late 5th century b.c, wife of Socrates.
- xenogamy — pollination of the stigma of a flower by pollen from a flower on another plant.
- xenophya — parts of a shell or skeleton formed by foreign bodies
- xeransis — the gradual loss of tissue moisture
- xerantic — pertaining to xeransis
- xiangtan — a city in E Hunan, in S China.
- xinjiang — autonomous region of NW China, between Tibet & Kazakhstan: 635,832 sq mi (1,646,799 sq km); pop. 15,370,000; cap. Ürümqi
- xpercase — A structure diagram editor for developing, re-engineering, maintaining and documenting programs, developed by Siemens AG, Austria. It runs under Microsoft Windows. E-Mail: <[email protected]>.
- xylocarp — a fruit, such as a coconut, having a hard woody pericarp
- zelatrix — a nun who monitors the behaviour of younger nuns