Words containing xyl
4 letter words containing xyl
- xylo — (colloquial, rare) xylophone.
5 letter words containing xyl
- hexyl — containing a hexyl group.
- xylan — A polysaccharide found in plant cell walls that hydrolyzes to xylose.
- xylem — The vascular tissue in plants that conducts water and dissolved nutrients upward from the root and also helps to form the woody element in the stem.
- xylic — (chemistry) Pertaining to xylene.
- xylo- — indicating wood
6 letter words containing xyl
- xylene — A volatile liquid hydrocarbon obtained by distilling wood, coal tar, or petroleum, and used in fuels and solvents, and in chemical synthesis.
- xyloid — Characteristic of wood; woody.
- xyloma — a hard growth or tumour on a plant or tree
- xylose — A sugar of the pentose class that occurs widely in plants, especially as a component of hemicelluloses.
7 letter words containing xyl
- alkoxyl — The alkoxy radical.
- ethoxyl — a univalent radical
- hexylic — of or relating to hexyl
- indoxyl — a crystalline compound, C 8 H 7 NO, that is obtained by the hydrolysis of indican and is readily oxidized to furnish indigo.
- xylenol — (organic chemistry) An arene compound with two methyl groups and a hydroxyl group.
8 letter words containing xyl
- acetoxyl — a medicine used to treat acne, with benzoyl peroxide as it active ingredient
- carboxyl — the group COOH, characteristic of organic acids, including fatty acids and amino acids
- hexylene — a liquid hydrocarbon similar to ethylene
- hydroxyl — containing the hydroxyl group.
- methoxyl — containing the methoxy group.
9 letter words containing xyl
- metaxylem — the part of the primary xylem that is the last to be formed, usually having weblike or pitted surfaces.
- monoxylon — a sailing vessel constructed from one whole piece of wood
- pyroxylic — resulting from the action of fire on wood
- pyroxylin — a nitrocellulose compound containing fewer nitrate groups than guncotton, used in the manufacture of artificial silk, leather, oilcloth, etc.
- xanthoxyl — a Brazilian plant of the rue family (Rutaceae)
10 letter words containing xyl
- carboxylic — containing or pertaining to the carboxyl group or the carboxyl radical
- cyclohexyl — (organic chemistry) The univalent radical derived from cyclohexane by the formal removal of a hydrogen atom.
- glyoxylate — a salt or ester of glyoxylic acid.
- hydroxylic — (chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or containing hydroxyl groups.
- monoxylous — constructed from one whole piece of wood
11 letter words containing xyl
- carboxylase — any enzyme that catalyses the release of carbon dioxide from certain acids
- carboxylate — any salt or ester of a carboxylic acid having a formula of the type M(RCOO)x, where M is a metal and R an organic group, or R1COOR2, where R1 and R2 are organic groups
- epoxylignan — (organic compound) Any compound having a structure based on an epoxylignane.
- hematoxylin — a colorless or pale-yellow, crystalline compound, C 16 H 14 O 6 ·3H 2 O, the coloring material of logwood: used as a mordant dye and as an indicator.
- hydroxylase — any enzyme that catalyzes the introduction of a hydroxyl group into a substance.
12 letter words containing xyl
- carboxylated — Simple past tense and past participle of carboxylate.
- dicarboxylic — containing two carboxyl groups in the molecule
- epoxylignane — (organic chemistry) Any lignane in which the two \u03b3-carbon atoms of the side chains are linked via an oxygen atom to form a tetrahydrofuran ring.
- haematoxylin — Alternative spelling of hematoxylin.
- haematoxylon — any thorny leguminous tree of the genus Haematoxylon, esp the logwood, of tropical America and SW Africa. The heartwood yields the dye haematoxylin
13 letter words containing xyl
- carboxylation — a chemical reaction that introduces a carboxyl group into a molecule or compound, forming a carboxylic acid or a carboxylate
- chloroxylenol — (chemistry) A compound with the chemical formula C8H9ClO, commonly used in antibacterial soaps and toxic to fish.
- cocarboxylase — thiamine pyrophosphate
- decarboxylase — an enzyme that catalyses the removal of carbon dioxide from a compound
- decarboxylate — to take away a carboxyl group from (an organic compound) or (of an organic compound) to lose a carboxyl group
14 letter words containing xyl
- decarboxylases — Plural form of decarboxylase.
- monocarboxylic — containing one carboxyl group.
- polycarboxylic — of or like a polycarboxylate
- xylopyrography — the technique of making a picture or design on wood using a hot iron or another heated instrument
- xylotypography — a type of printing using wooden blocks
15 letter words containing xyl
- chromoxylograph — a coloured print created from printing with wooden blocks
- cyclohexylamine — a highly toxic and hazardous organic chemical derived from cyclohexane
- decarboxylation — the removal or loss of a carboxyl group from an organic compound
- hexylresorcinol — white or yellowish-white, needle-shaped crystals, C 12 H 18 O 2 , used chiefly as an antiseptic and for the expulsion of intestinal worms.
- hydroxylapatite — Alternative spelling of hydroxyapatite.
16 letter words containing xyl
- carboxylesterase — (enzyme) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a carboxylic ester.
- hydroxylammonium — (inorganic compound) The univalent NH3OH+ cation, derived from hydroxylamine.
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