8-letter words starting with x
- x client — An application process in the X Window System. It gains access to windowing services via the Xlib library. These are translated by the system into X protocol messages to an X server.
- x factor — an unknown or unexplained element that makes something more interesting or valuable
- x server — (graphics, operating system) A process, in an X Window System which controls a bitmap display device and usually also a keyboard and mouse or other pointing device. The X server performs operations on request from client applications, which may be on the same computer or a different computer connected via a network. Note that typical client-server architectures do input-output on the client and processing on the server whereas in X the terms are reversed as the X server is serving IO rather than processing resources to the application. If the two computers are not both Unix machines (e.g. one is a Windows machine running VNC) or if a more secure connection is required (e.g. tunneling with ssh), the clients may talk to a proxy X server that forwards the requests to another machine where the real IO takes place.
- x-height — the height of a lowercase x.
- x-linked — of or relating to a trait controlled by a gene or genes on the X chromosome.
- 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.
- xenogeny — heterogenesis (def 1).
- xenolith — a rock fragment foreign to the igneous rock in which it is embedded.
- xenology — (chiefly in science fiction) the scientific study of alien biology, cultures, etc.
- xenophon — 434?–355? b.c, Greek historian and essayist.
- xenophya — parts of a shell or skeleton formed by foreign bodies
- xenotime — a yellow-brown crystalline mineral that is a phosphate of yttrium
- xenurine — any armadillo of the genus Xenurus
- xeransis — the gradual loss of tissue moisture
- xerantic — pertaining to xeransis
- xerosere — a sere occurring on dry soil.
- xeroxing — (sometimes lowercase) a copy made on a xerographic copying machine.
- xerxes i — 519?–465 b.c, king of Persia 486?–465 (son of Darius I).
- 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
- xiphoids — Plural form of xiphoid.
- 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]>.
- xylenols — Plural form of xylenol.
- xylidine — Any one of six isomeric compounds that are derived from xylene and used in the manufacture of dyes.
- xylocarp — a fruit, such as a coconut, having a hard woody pericarp
- xyloidin — a type of explosive, C6H9(NO2)O5, made by treating starch with nitric acid
- xylology — (rare) The study of wood.
- xylonite — a type of plastic or celluloid that resembles amber, coral, or tortoise shell and is used in jewellery, combs, or other objects
- xylorcin — (chemistry, dated) A derivative of xylene obtained as a white crystalline substance that turns red on exposure to air.
- xylotomy — the preparation of sections of wood for examination by microscope
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