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10-letter words starting with x

  • x protocol — (networking, protocol)   A standard protocol used by clients (applications) and servers in the X Window System for exchanging requests for window operations.
  • x terminal — (hardware)   An intelligent terminal which operates as an X server directly connected to Ethernet. Not to be confused with the program xterm which is an X client.
  • x-designer — (programming, tool)   A user interface builder for Motif from Imperial Software Technology.
  • x-ray star — a star, usually a binary star, that is a strong emitter of x-rays, as Cygnus X-1.
  • x-ray tube — an electronic tube for producing x-rays, essentially a cathode-ray tube in which a metal target is bombarded with high-energy electrons.
  • xanthation — (chemistry) Conversion into a xanthate.
  • xanthopsia — A visual defect, a form of chromatopsia in which everything appears yellow.
  • xenarthral — having unusually jointed or articulated vertebrae
  • xenic acid — the aqueous solution of xenon trioxide, a stable weak acid and strong oxidizing agent.
  • xenobiotic — a chemical or substance that is foreign to an organism or biological system.
  • xenocrates — 396–314 b.c, Greek philosopher.
  • xenocrysts — Plural form of xenocryst.
  • xenogeneic — Denoting, relating to, or involving tissues or cells belonging to individuals of different species.
  • xenogenous — caused by or originating from an external or foreign body
  • xenoglossy — Knowledge of a language one has never learned.
  • xenografts — Plural form of xenograft.
  • xenography — The process of surgically transplanting organs or tissue between different species.
  • xenolithic — Being or pertaining to a xenolith.
  • xenomorphs — Plural form of xenomorph.
  • xenophanes — c570–c480 b.c, Greek philosopher and poet.
  • xenophiles — Plural form of xenophile.
  • xenophilia — an attraction to foreign peoples, cultures, or customs.
  • xenophilic — an attraction to foreign peoples, cultures, or customs.
  • xenophobes — Plural form of xenophobe.
  • xenophobia — fear or hatred of foreigners, people from different cultures, or strangers: Xenophobia and nationalism can be seen as a reaction to the rise of globalization.
  • xenophobic — relating to or exhibiting fear or hatred of foreigners, people from different cultures, or strangers.
  • xenotropic — (of a virus) able to replicate only in a different animal species from the host
  • xerodermic — pertaining to xeroderma
  • xerography — an electrostatic printing process for copying text or graphics whereby areas on a sheet of paper corresponding to the image areas of the original are sensitized with a charge of static electricity so that, when powdered with a toner carrying an opposite charge, only the charged areas retain the toner, which is then fused to the paper to make it permanent.
  • xerophagia — The eating of dry food.
  • xerophilic — Capable of growing and reproducing in conditions with a low availability of water.
  • xerophobia — A fear of dryness.
  • xerophytes — Plural form of xerophyte.
  • xerophytic — (botany) Of, pertaining to, or being a xerophyte.
  • xerostomia — dryness of the mouth caused by diminished function of the salivary glands due to aging, disease, drug reaction, etc.
  • xerox parc — /zee'roks park'/ Xerox Corporation's Palo Alto Research Center. For more than a decade, from the early 1970s into the mid-1980s, PARC yielded an astonishing volume of ground-breaking hardware and software innovations. The modern mice, windows, and icons (WIMP) style of software interface was invented there. So was the laser printer and the local-area network; Smalltalk; and PARC's series of D machines anticipated the powerful personal computers of the 1980s by a decade. Sadly, the prophets at PARC were without honour in their own company, so much so that it became a standard joke to describe PARC as a place that specialised in developing brilliant ideas for everyone else. The stunning shortsightedness and obtusity of XEROX's top-level suits has been well described in the reference below.
  • xi jinping — born 1953, Chinese Communist statesman; president of China from 2013
  • xiphoidian — (anatomy, rare) xiphoid.
  • xiphopagic — making up or constituting a xiphopagus
  • xiphopagus — either of a pair of Siamese twins joined at the lower sternum or xiphoid process
  • xiphosuran — any chelicerate arthropod of the subclass Xiphosura, including the horseshoe crabs and many extinct forms
  • xml schema — (data)   XML data that describes the relationship between elements and attributes in some other class of XML data. A schema may or may not include data type representations. XML schemas are a more advanced alternative to DTDs.
  • xochimilco — a town in central Mexico, on Lake Xochimilco: noted for its floating gardens. Pop: 364 647 (2000)
  • xylanthrax — (archaic) Wood coal or charcoal, distinguished from mineral coal; lignite.
  • xylochrome — a colouring agent made from the chemical alteration of decomposed wood
  • xylogenous — living in or on wood
  • xylographs — Plural form of xylograph.
  • xylography — The art of making woodcuts or wood engravings, especially by a relatively primitive technique.
  • xylophagan — an insect in the Xylophaga or Xylophagi that eats wood
  • xylophones — Plural form of xylophone.

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