Words That Start With X

List of words that start with X for students and teachers for use in class work, home work or for scrabble game. These X words are divided in to 2 categories of adjective words & noun words:


  • Xanthic (def: Any of a class of unstable organic acids containing sulphur)
  • Xanthine (def: Crystalline oxidation product of the metabolism of nucleoproteins; precursor of uric acid; found in many organs and in urine)
  • Xanthoma (def: A skin problem marked by the development (on the eyelids and neck and back) of irregular yellow nodules; sometimes attributable to disturbances of cholesterol metabolism
  • Xanthomatosis (def: Widespread xanthomas (especially on elbows and knees); often associated with a disorder of lipid metabolism.
  • Xanthomonad (Bacteria producing yellow non-water-soluble pigments; some pathogenic for plants)
  • Xeroma (Abnormal dryness of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eyes; may be due to a systemic deficiency of vitamin A)
  • Xebec (A small three-masted vessel, with projecting bow stern and convex decks, formerly used in the Mediterranean for transporting merchandise, etc.)
  • Xanthomonas (def: A genus of bacteria similar to Pseudomonas but producing a yellow pigment that is not soluble in water.)
  • Xavier (def: Spanish missionary and Jesuit who establish missionaries in Japan and Ceylon and the East Indies (1506-1552)
  • Xantusiidae (def: night lizards.
  • Xanthous (def: Of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk)
  • Xenial (def: Pertaining to hospitality or relations with friendly visitors)
  • Xenicidae (def: Alternative names for the family comprising the New Zealand wrens)
  • Xenicus (def: Type genus for the Xenicidae)
  • Xenobiotic (def: A substance found in an organism that is not normally produced or expected to be present in it)
  • Xenogeneic (def: Denoting or relating to cells or tissues from individuals belonging to different species)
  • Xenograft (def: Tissue from an animal of one species used as a temporary graft (as in cases of severe burns) on an individual of another species)
  • Xenogenesis (def: The alternation of two or more different forms in the life cycle of a plant or animal)
  • Xenolith (def: in geology, a piece of rock of different origin from the igneous rock in which it is embedded)
  • Xenon (def: A colorless odorless inert gaseous element occurring in the earth's atmosphere in trace amounts)
  • Xenophobe (def: Someone who fears or hates foreigners)
  • Xenophobic (def: Suffering from xenophobia; having abnormal fear or hatred of the strange or foreign)
  • Xeranthemum (N. def: Any plant of the genus Xeranthemum native to southern Europe having chaffy or silvery flower heads with purplish tubular flowers)
  • Xeric (A. def:Being deficient in moisture)
  • Xerographic (A. def: Of or relating to xerography)
  • Xerography (N. def: Forming an image by the action of light on a specially coated charged plate; the latent image is developed with powders that adhere only to electrically charged areas)
  • Xerophile (N. def: Plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water; compare hydrophyte and mesophyte)
  • Xiphoid (A. def: Shaped like a sword blade)
  • Xiphosura (N. def: Horseshoe crabs and extinct forms)
  • Xizang (N. def: An autonomous region of the Peoples Republic of China; located in the Himalayas)
  • Xylan (N. def: A gummy substance of the pentosan class, present in woody tissue, and yielding xylose on hydrolysis; wood gum)
  • Xylaria (N. def: Type genus of Xylariaceae; fungi with perithecia in the upper part of erect black woody stromata)
  • Xylol (N. def: A colorless flammable volatile liquid hydrocarbon used as a solvent)
  • Xyridaceae (N. def: Plants of tropical to temperate regions; usually in wet places)
  • Xyridales (N. def: An order of monocotyledonous herbs)
  • Xylophonist (N. def: Someone who plays a xylophone)
  • Xylophone (N. def: A percussion instrument with wooden bars tuned to produce a chromatic scale and with resonators; played with small mallets)
  • Xylomelum (N. def: Small species of Australian trees or shrubs; grown for their fruit and flowers)
  • Xylophagous (A. def: wood eating in zoology.)
  • Xylose (N. def: A sugar extracted from wood or straw; used in foods for diabetics.)
  • Xylosma (N. def: Shrub or small tree grown as an ornamental in mild climates for its neat evergreen foliage and fragrant late flowers; native of China.)
  • Xanthate (N. def: A salt or ester of xanthic acid)
  • Xylem (N. def: The woody part of plants: the supporting and water-conducting tissue, consisting primarily of tracheids and vessels.)

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    xanthocarpous, xanthochroic, xanthochromic, xanthospermous, enodochial , xenogamous, xenogenic, xenogenous, xenolithic, xenomorphic, xenophilic, xenotropic, xerarch, xeric, xeromorphic, xiphophyllous, xiphosuran, xylocarpous, xylogenous, xylographical, xyloid, xylophagous, xylophilous, xylotypographic, xylotomous, xyloid, xanthan, xanthippe.xebec, xenolith, xenon, xenophobia, xerophyte, x-ray, xu, xylem, xylophone

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