Chapter 1910

Wrythen <Xpage=1670>

Wryth"en (?) , obs. p. p. of Writhe . Writhen.

Wulfenite <Xpage=1670>

Wul"fen*ite (?) , n. [So named after F. X. Wulfen , an Australian mineralogist.] (Min.) Native lead molybdate occurring in tetragonal crystals, usually tabular, and of a bright orange-yellow to red, gray, or brown color; -- also called yellow lead ore .

Wull <Xpage=1670>

Wull (?) , v. t. & i. See 2d Will .

Pour out to all that wull . Spenser.

Wung-out <Xpage=1670>

Wung"-out` (?) , a. Having the sails set in the manner called wing-and-wing . [Sailors' slang]

Wurbagool <Xpage=1670>

Wur"ba*gool (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) A fruit bat ( Pteropus medius ) native of India. It is similar to the flying fox, but smaller.

Wurmal <Xpage=1670>

Wur"mal (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) See Wormil .

Wurraluh <Xpage=1670>

Wur"ra*luh (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) The Australian white-quilled honey eater ( Entomyza albipennis ).

Wust, Wuste <Xpage=1670>

Wust (?) , Wuste , obs. imp. of Wit .

Piers Plowman.

Wyandots <Xpage=1670>

Wy`an*dots" (?) , n. pl. ; sing. Wyandot (<?/) . (Ethnol.) Same as Hurons . [Written also Wyandottes , and Yendots .]

Wych-elm <Xpage=1670>

Wych"-elm` (?) , n. [OE. wiche a kind of elm, AS. wice a kind of tree. Cf. Wicker .] (Bot.) A species of elm ( Ulmus montana ) found in Northern and Western Europe; Scotch elm.

&hand; By confusion this word is often written witch-elm .

Wych-hazel <Xpage=1670>

Wych"-ha`zel (?) , n. (Bot.) The wych-elm; -- so called because its leaves are like those of the hazel.

Wyclifite, Wycliffite <Xpage=1670>

Wyc"lif*ite , Wyc"liff*ite (?) , n. A follower of Wyclif, the English reformer; a Lollard.

Wyd <Xpage=1670>

Wyd (?) , a. Wide. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Wye <Xpage=1670>

Wye (?) , n. ; pl. Wyes (<?/) .

1. The letter Y.

2. A kind of crotch. See Y , n. (a) .

Wyke <Xpage=1670>

Wyke (?) , n. Week. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Wyla <Xpage=1670>

Wy"la (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) A helmeted Australian cockatoo ( Calyptorhynchus funereus ); -- called also funeral cockatoo .

Wynd <Xpage=1670>

Wynd (?) , n. [See Wind to turn.] A narrow lane or alley. [Scot.]

Jamieson.

The narrow wynds , or alleys, on each side of the street. Bryant.

Wynkernel <Xpage=1670>

Wyn"ker*nel (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) The European moor hen. [Prov. Eng.]

Wynn <Xpage=1670>

Wynn (?) , n. A kind of timber truck, or carriage.

Wype <Xpage=1670>

Wype (?) , n. The wipe, or lapwing. [Prov. Eng.]

Wythe <Xpage=1670>

Wythe (?) , n. (Naut.) . Same as Withe , n. , 4.

Wys <Xpage=1670>

Wys (?) , a. Wise. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Wyte, Wyten <Xpage=1670>

Wyte (?) , Wy"ten (?) , obs. pl. pres. of Wit .

Wyvern <Xpage=1670>

Wy"vern (?) , n. (Her.) Same as Wiver .

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Xanthorh</a <Xpage=1671>

Xan`tho*rh<?/"a (?) , n. [NL., from Gr. xanqo`s yellow + <?/ to flow.] (Bot.) A genus of endogenous plants, native to Australia, having a thick, sometimes arborescent, stem, and long grasslike leaves. See Grass tree .

Xanthose <Xpage=1671>

Xan"those (?) , n. (Chem.) An orange-yellow substance found in pigment spots of certain crabs.

Xanthosis <Xpage=1671>

Xan*tho"sis (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. xanqo`s yellow.] (Med.) The yellow discoloration often observed in cancerous tumors.

Xanthospermous <Xpage=1671>

Xan`tho*sper"mous (?) , a. [ Xantho- + Gr. <?/ sperm.] (Bot.) Having yellow seeds.

Xanthous <Xpage=1671>

Xan"thous (?) , a. [Gr. <?/ yellow.] Yellow; specifically (Ethnol.) , of or pertaining to those races of man which have yellowish, red, auburn, or brown hair.

Xanthoxylene <Xpage=1671>

Xan*thox"y*lene (?) , n. [See Xanthoxylum .] (Chem.) A liquid hydrocarbon of the terpene series extracted from the seeds of a Japanese prickly ash ( Xanthoxylum pipertium ) as an aromatic oil.

Xanthoxylum <Xpage=1671>

Xan*thox"y*lum (?) , n. [NL., from Gr. xanqo`s yellow + xy`lon wood.] (Bot.) A genus of prickly shrubs or small trees, the bark and rots of which are of a deep yellow color; prickly ash.

&hand; The commonest species in the Northern United States is Xanthoxylum Americanum . See Prickly ash , under Prickly .

Xebec <Xpage=1671>

Xe"bec (?) , n. [Sp. jabegue , formerly spelt xabeque , or Pg. xabeco ; both from Turk. sumbeki a kind of Asiatic ship; cf. Per. sumbuk , Ar. sumb<?/k a small ship.] (Naut.) A small three-masted vessel, with projecting bow stern and convex decks, used in the Mediterranean for transporting merchandise, etc. It carries large square sails, or both. Xebecs were formerly armed and used by corsairs.

Xeme <Xpage=1671>

Xeme (z&emac;m) , n. (Zo\'94l.) An Arctic fork-tailed gull ( Xema Sabinii ).

Xenelasia <Xpage=1671>

Xen`e*la"si*a (?) , n. [NL., from Gr. <?/ expulsion of strangers.] (Gr. Antiq.) A Spartan institution which prohibited strangers from residing in Sparta without permission, its object probably being to preserve the national simplicity of manners.

Xenium <Xpage=1671>

Xe"ni*um (?) , n. ; pl. Xenia (#) . [L., from Gr. <?/ gift to a guest, fr. <?/ guest.] (Class. Antiq.) A present given to a guest or stranger, or to a foreign ambassador.

Xenodochium <Xpage=1671>

Xen`o*do*chi"um (?) , n. [LL., fr. L. xenodochium a building for the reception of strangers, Gr. <?/ .] (a) (Class. Antiq.) A house for the reception of strangers. (b) In the Middle Ages, a room in a monastery for the reception and entertainment of strangers and pilgrims, and for the relief of paupers. [Called also Xenodocheion .]

Xenodochy <Xpage=1671>

Xe*nod"o*chy (?) , n. [Gr. <?/.] Reception of strangers; hospitality. [R.]

Xenogamy <Xpage=1671>

Xe*nog"a*my (?) , n. [Gr. xe`nos strange, foreign + <?/ marriage.] (Bot.) Cross fertilization.

Xenogenesis <Xpage=1671>

Xen`o*gen"e*sis (?) , n. [Gr. xe`nos a stranger + E. genesis .] (Biol.) (a) Same as Heterogenesis . (b) The fancied production of an organism of one kind by an organism of another.

Huxley.

Xenogenetic <Xpage=1671>

Xen`o*ge*net"ic (?) , a. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to xenogenesis; as, the xenogenetic origin of microzymes .

Huxley.

Xenomania <Xpage=1671>

Xen`o*ma"ni*a (?) , n. [Gr. xe`nos strange + E. mania .] A mania for, or an inordinate attachment to, foreign customs, institutions, manners, fashions, etc. [R.]

Saintsbury.

Xenomi <Xpage=1671>

Xen"o*mi (?) , n. pl. [NL., from Gr. xe`nos strange.] (Zo\'94l.) A suborder of soft-rayed fresh-water fishes of which the blackfish of Alaska ( Dallia pectoralis ) is the type.

Xenopterygii <Xpage=1671>

Xe*nop`te*ryg"i*i (?) , n. pl. [NL., from Gr. xe`nos strange + <?/, dim. of <?/ a wing.] (Zo\'94l.) A suborder of fishes including Gobiesox and allied genera. These fishes have soft-rayed fins, and a ventral sucker supported in front by the pectoral fins. They are destitute of scales.

Xenotime <Xpage=1671>

Xen"o*time (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ honoring guests or strangers; xe`nos guest, stranger + <?/ honor: cf. G. xenotim .] (Min.) A native phosphate of yttrium occurring in yellowish-brown tetragonal crystals.

Xenurine <Xpage=1671>

Xe*nu"rine (?) , n. [Gr. xe`nos strange + <?/ tail.] (Zo\'94l.) A cabassou.

Xenyl <Xpage=1671>

Xen"yl (?) , n. [Gr. xe`nos strange + -yl .] (Chem.) The radical characteristic of xenylic compounds.

Xenylic <Xpage=1671>

Xe*nyl"ic (?) , a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, designating, certain amido compounds obtained by reducing certain nitro derivatives of diphenyl.

Xeraphim <Xpage=1671>

Xer"a*phim (?) , n. [Pg. xarafin , xerafin , fr. Ar. ashraf\'c6 noble, the name of a gold coin.] An old money of account in Bombay, equal to three fifths of a rupee.

Xeres <Xpage=1671>

Xer"es (?) , n. Sherry. See Sherry .

Xerif <Xpage=1671>

Xer"if (?) , n. A shereef.

Xeriff <Xpage=1671>

Xer"iff (?) , n. [See Shereef .] A gold coin formerly current in Egypt and Turkey, of the value of about 9s. 6d., or about $2.30; -- also, in Morocco, a ducat.

Xeroderma <Xpage=1671>

Xe`ro*der"ma (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ dry + <?/ skin.] (Med.) (a) Ichthyosis. (b) A skin disease characterized by the presence of numerous small pigmented spots resembling freckles, with which are subsequently mingled spots of atrophied skin.

Xeronate <Xpage=1671>

Xe"ro*nate (?) , n. (Chem.) A salt of xeronic acid.

Xeronic <Xpage=1671>

Xe*ron"ic (?) , a. [Gr. <?/ dry + citra conic .] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid, C8H12O4 , related to fumaric acid, and obtained from citraconic acid as an oily substance having a bittersweet taste; -- so called from its tendency to form its anhydride.

Xerophagy <Xpage=1671>

Xe*roph"a*gy (?) , n. [L. xerophagia , Gr. <?/; <?/ dry + <?/ to eat.] Among the primitive Christians, the living on a diet of dry food in Lent and on other fasts.

Xerophilous <Xpage=1671>

Xe*roph"i*lous (?) , a. [Gr. <?/ dry + <?/ to love.] (Bot.) Drought-loving; able withstand the absence or lack of moisture.

Plants which are peculiarly adapted to dry climates are termed by De Candolle xerophilous . Goodale.

Xerophthalmia <Xpage=1671>

Xe`roph*thal"mi*a (?) , n. [L., fr. Gr. <?/; <?/ dry + <?/ the eye. See Ophthalmia .] (Med.) An abnormal dryness of the eyeball produced usually by long-continued inflammation and subsequent atrophy of the conjunctiva.

Xerophthalmy <Xpage=1671>

Xe`roph*thal"my (?) , n. (Med.) Xerophthalmia.

Xiphias <Xpage=1671>

Xiph"i*as (?) , n. [L., a swordfish, a sword-shaped comet, fr. Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ a sword.]

1. (Zo\'94l.) A genus of fishes comprising the common swordfish.

2. (Anat.) (a) The constellation Dorado. (b) A comet shaped like a sword

Xiphidium <Xpage=1671>

Xi*phid"i*um (?) , n. [NL., from Gr. <?/, dim. of xi`fos sword.] (Bot.) A genus of plants of the order H\'91modrace\'91 , having two-ranked, sword-shaped leaves.

Xiphioid <Xpage=1671>

Xiph"i*oid (?) , a. [ Xiphius + -oid .] (Zo\'94l.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a cetacean of the genus Xiphius or family Xiphiid\'91 .

Xiphiplastron <Xpage=1671>

Xiph"i*plas"tron (?) , n. ; pl. Xiphiplastra (#) . [NL., fr. Gr. xi`fos a sword + plastron .] (Anat.) The posterior, or fourth, lateral plate in the plastron of turtles; -- called also xiphisternum .

Xiphisternum <Xpage=1671>

Xiph"i*ster"num (?) , n. ; pl. Xiphisterna (#) . [NL., fr. Gr. xi`fos a sword + sternum .] (Anat.) (a) The posterior segment, or extremity, of the sternum; -- sometimes called metasternum , ensiform cartilage , ensiform process , or xiphoid process . (b) The xiphiplastron. -- Xiph"i*ster"nal (#) a.

Xiphius <Xpage=1671>

Xiph"i*us (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. xi`fos a sword.] (Zo\'94l.) A genus of cetaceans having a long, pointed, bony beak, usually two tusklike teeth in the lower jaw, but no teeth in the upper jaw.

Xiphodon <Xpage=1671>

Xiph"o*don (?) , n. [Gr. xi`fos a sword + <?/, <?/, a tooth.] (Paleon.) An extinct genus of artiodactylous mammals found in the European Tertiary formations. It had slender legs, didactylous feet, and small canine teeth.

Xiphoid <Xpage=1671>

Xiph"oid (?; 277) , a. [Gr. <?/ sword-shaped; xi`fos a sword + <?/ form, shape: cf. F. xiphoide .] (Anat.) (a) Like a sword; ensiform. (b) Of or pertaining to the xiphoid process; xiphoidian.

Xiphoidian <Xpage=1671>

Xiph*oid"i*an (?) , a. (Anat.) Xiphoid.

Xiphophyllous <Xpage=1671>

Xi*phoph"yl*lous (?) , a. [Gr. xi`fos sword + <?/ leaf.] (Bot.) Having sword-shaped leaves.

Xiphosura <Xpage=1671>

Xiph`o*su"ra (?) , n. pl. See Xiphura .

Xiphura <Xpage=1671>

Xi*phu"ra (?) , n. pl. [NL., from Gr. xi`fos sword + <?/ tail.] (Zo\'94l.) Same as Limuloidea . Called also Xiphosura .

X ray . See under Ray .

Xylamide <Xpage=1671>

Xy*lam"ide (?) , n. [ Xyl ic + amide .] (Chem.) An acid amide derivative of xylic acid, obtained as a white crystalline substance.

Xylanthrax <Xpage=1671>

Xy*lan"thrax (?) , n. [Gr. xy`lon wood + <?/ coal.] Wood coal, or charcoal; -- so called in distinction from mineral coal .

Xylate <Xpage=1671>

Xy"late (?) , n. (Chem.) A salt of xylic acid.

Xylem <Xpage=1671>

Xy"lem (?) , n. [Gr. xy`lon wood.] (Bot.) That portion of a fibrovascular bundle which has developed, or will develop, into wood cells; -- distinguished from phlo\'89m .

Xylene <Xpage=1671>

Xy"lene (?) , n. [Gr. xy`lon wood.] (Chem.) Any of a group of three metameric hydrocarbons of the aromatic series, found in coal and wood tar, and so named because found in crude wood spirit. They are colorless, oily, inflammable liquids, C6H4.(CH3)2 , being dimethyl benzenes, and are called respectively orthoxylene , metaxylene , and paraxylene . Called also xylol .

&hand; Each of these xylenes is the nucleus and prototype of a distinct series of compounds.

Xylenol <Xpage=1671>

Xy"le*nol (?) , n. [ Xylene + -ol .] (Chem.) Any one of six metameric phenol derivatives of xylene, obtained as crystalline substances, (CH3)2.C6H3.OH .

Xyletic <Xpage=1671>

Xy*let"ic (?) , a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, a complex acid related to mesitylenic acid, obtained as a white crystalline substance by the action of sodium and carbon dioxide on crude xylenol.

Xylic <Xpage=1671>

Xy"lic (?) , a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or related to, xylene; specifically, designating any one of several metameric acids produced by the partial oxidation of mesitylene and pseudo-cumene.

Xylidic <Xpage=1671>

Xy*lid"ic (?) , a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, either one of two distinct acids which are derived from xylic acid and related compounds, and are metameric with uvitic acid.

Xylidine <Xpage=1671>

Xy"li*dine (?) , n. (Chem.) Any one of six metameric hydrocarbons, (CH3)2.C6H3.NH2 , resembling aniline, and related to xylene. They are liquids, or easily fusible crystalline substances, of which three are derived from metaxylene, two from orthoxylene, and one from paraxylene. They are called the amido xylenes .

&hand; The xylidine of commerce, used in making certain dyes, consists chiefly of the derivatives of paraxylene and metaxylene.

Xylindein <Xpage=1671>

Xy*lin"de*in (?) , n. (Chem.) A green or blue pigment produced by Peziza in certain kinds of decayed wood, as the beech, oak, birch, etc., and extracted as an amorphous powder resembling indigo.

Xylite <Xpage=1671>

Xy"lite (?) , n. [Gr. xy`lon wood.] (Chem.) A liquid hydrocarbon found in crude wood spirits.

Xylitone <Xpage=1671>

Xy"li*tone (?) , n. (Chem.) A yellow oil having a geraniumlike odor, produced as a side product in making phorone; -- called also xylite oil .

Xylo- <Xpage=1671>

Xy"lo- (?) . A combining form from Gr. xy`lon wood; as in xylo gen, xylo graph.

Xylobalsamum <Xpage=1671>

Xy`lo*bal"sa*mum (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. xy`lon wood + <?/ the balsam tree, balsam; cf. L. xylobalsamum balsam wood, Gr. <?/.] (Med.) The dried twigs of a Syrian tree ( Balsamodendron Gileadense ).

U. S. Disp.

Xylocarpous <Xpage=1671>

Xy`lo*car"pous (?) , a. [ Xylo- + Gr. <?/ fruit.] (Bot.) Bearing fruit which becomes hard or woody.

Xylocopa <Xpage=1671>

Xy*loc"o*pa (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ cutting wood; xy`lon wood + <?/ to cut.] (Zo\'94l.) A genus of hymenopterous insects including the carpenter. See Carpenter bee , under Carpenter . -- Xy*loc"o*pine (#) , a.

Xylogen <Xpage=1671>

Xy"lo*gen (?) , n. [ Xylo- + -gen .] (a) (Bot.) Nascent wood; wood cells in a forming state. (b) Lignin.

Xylograph <Xpage=1671>

Xy"lo*graph (?) , n. [ Xylo- + -graph .] An engraving on wood, or the impression from such an engraving; a print by xylography.

Xylographer <Xpage=1671>

Xy*log"ra*pher (?) , n. One who practices xylography.

Xylographic, Xylographical <Xpage=1671>

Xy`lo*graph"ic (?) , Xy`lo*graph"ic*al (?) , a. [Cf. F. xylographique .] Of or pertaining to xylography, or wood engraving.

Xylography <Xpage=1671>

Xy*log"ra*phy (?) , n. [ Xylo- + -graphy : cf. F. xylographie .]

1. The art of engraving on wood.

2. The art of making prints from the natural grain of wood.

Knight.

3. A method pf printing in colors upon wood for purposes of house decoration.

Ure.

Xyloid <Xpage=1671>