Vocabulary : Xanthine to Xanthodontous
Xanthine : Alt. of Xanthin
Xanthinine : A complex nitrogenous substance related to urea and uric acid, produced as a white powder; -- so called because it forms yellow salts, and because its solution forms a blue fluorescence like quinine.
Xanthium : A genus of composite plants in which the scales of the involucre are united so as to form a kind of bur; cocklebur; clotbur.
Xantho- : A combining form from Gr. xanqo`s yellow; as in xanthocobaltic salts. Used also adjectively in chemistry.
Xanthocarpous : Having yellow fruit.
Xanthochroi : A division of the Caucasian races, comprising the lighter-colored members.
Xanthochroic : Having a yellowish or fair complexion; of or pertaining to the Xanthochroi.
Xanthochroid : Having a yellowish or fair complexion. ;; A person having xanthochroid traits.
Xanthochroism : Abnormal coloration of feathers in which yellow replaces the normal color, as in certain parrots. It is commonly due to lack of the dark pigment which with yellow forms green.
Xanthodontous : Having yellow teeth.
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