Words Starting with X

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Xochitl

A Nahuatl word meaning “flower,” also used as a personal name and in Indigenous Mexican place and deity names.

X-Ray

A form of electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths shorter than ultraviolet, used for imaging and inspection.

Xander

A masculine given name, commonly used as a shortened form of Alexander.

Xangô

Xangô is a Yoruba orixá associated with thunder, lightning, fire, justice, and kingship, especially venerated in Candomblé and related traditions.

Xangô

Xangô is the Portuguese name for Ṣàngó, the Yoruba orisha associated with thunder, lightning, justice, kingship, and fire.

Xanthan

A yellowish polysaccharide used as a thickening and stabilizing agent.

Xanthate

A salt or ester of xanthic acid, used in chemistry and mineral processing.

Xanthene

A yellowish aromatic heterocyclic compound that is the parent structure of many dyes and fluorescein-related compounds.

Xanthic

Relating to a yellow color or having a yellowish tint.

Xanthin

A yellow crystalline compound found in some biological tissues and related to xanthine.

Xanthine

A yellow crystalline compound found in urine, tissues, and certain plants, and a parent substance in the purine family.

Xanthippe

A famously sharp-tongued or scolding woman; originally the name of Socrates’ wife.

Xanthoderma

A medical term referring to yellow discoloration of the skin.

Xanthoma

A yellowish deposit of fatty material in the skin or tendons.

Xanthophyll

A yellow carotenoid pigment found in plants and some algae.

Xanthopsia

A visual condition in which everything appears yellow-tinted.

Xanthosis

A medical condition characterized by yellow discoloration of the skin or tissues.

Xanthous

Having yellow or yellowish hair, skin, or coloration.

Xanthus

A name used in classical literature and mythology, especially for several rivers and figures in ancient Greek tradition.

Xenagogue

A guide for strangers or foreigners.