Words starting with xyl
4 letter words starting with xyl
- xylo — (colloquial, rare) xylophone.
5 letter words starting with xyl
- 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
- xylol — xylene
6 letter words starting with 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 starting with xyl
- xylenol — (organic chemistry) An arene compound with two methyl groups and a hydroxyl group.
- xylidic — (chemistry, dated) Of or pertaining to either of two acids derived from xylic acid and related compounds, metameric with uvitic acid.
- xylitol — A sweet-tasting crystalline alcohol derived from xylose, present in some plant tissues and used as an artificial sweetener in foods.
- xylogen — Nascent wood; wood cells in a forming state.
- xylonic — denoting an acid formed from xylose
8 letter words starting with xyl
- 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.
9 letter words starting with xyl
- xylidines — Plural form of xylidine.
- xylocaine — lidocaine, often used as a local anesthetic by dentists and plastic surgeons
- xylograph — An engraving in wood, especially one used for printing.
- xylomancy — Divination by means of pieces of burning wood.
- xylometer — a device for measuring the specific gravity of wood
10 letter words starting with xyl
- 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.
11 letter words starting with xyl
- xylographed — Simple past tense and past participle of xylograph.
- xylographer — A person who makes xylographs.
- xylographic — Of or pertaining to xylographs.
- xylophagous — Feeding on wood. (of insects etc.).
- xylophilous — Living on or in wood, as some fungi and beetles do.
12 letter words starting with xyl
- xylobalsamum — the dried, fragrant wood of the Balsamodendron gileadense that produces resin known as Balm of Gilead
13 letter words starting with xyl
- xylographical — Xylographic.
14 letter words starting with xyl
- 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 starting with xyl
- xylotypographic — involving or pertaining to xylotypography
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