English Dictionary: Xantusiidae | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Xanthic \Xan"thic\, a. [Gr. xanqo`s yellow: cf. F. xanthique.] 1. Tending toward a yellow color, or to one of those colors, green being excepted, in which yellow is a constituent, as scarlet, orange, etc. 2. (Chem.) (a) Possessing, imparting, or producing a yellow color; as, xanthic acid. (b) Of or pertaining to xanthic acid, or its compounds; xanthogenic. (c) Of or pertaining to xanthin. {Xanthic acid} (Chem.), a heavy, astringent, colorless oil, {C2H5O.CS.SH}, having a pungent odor. It is produced by leading carbon disulphide into a hot alcoholic solution of potassium hydroxide. So called from the yellow color of many of its salts. Called also {xanthogenic acid}. {Xanthic colors} (Bot.), those colors (of flowers) having some tinge of yellow; -- opposed to {cyanic colors}. See under {Cyanic}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Xanthic \Xan"thic\, a. [Gr. xanqo`s yellow: cf. F. xanthique.] 1. Tending toward a yellow color, or to one of those colors, green being excepted, in which yellow is a constituent, as scarlet, orange, etc. 2. (Chem.) (a) Possessing, imparting, or producing a yellow color; as, xanthic acid. (b) Of or pertaining to xanthic acid, or its compounds; xanthogenic. (c) Of or pertaining to xanthin. {Xanthic acid} (Chem.), a heavy, astringent, colorless oil, {C2H5O.CS.SH}, having a pungent odor. It is produced by leading carbon disulphide into a hot alcoholic solution of potassium hydroxide. So called from the yellow color of many of its salts. Called also {xanthogenic acid}. {Xanthic colors} (Bot.), those colors (of flowers) having some tinge of yellow; -- opposed to {cyanic colors}. See under {Cyanic}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Xanthic \Xan"thic\, a. [Gr. xanqo`s yellow: cf. F. xanthique.] 1. Tending toward a yellow color, or to one of those colors, green being excepted, in which yellow is a constituent, as scarlet, orange, etc. 2. (Chem.) (a) Possessing, imparting, or producing a yellow color; as, xanthic acid. (b) Of or pertaining to xanthic acid, or its compounds; xanthogenic. (c) Of or pertaining to xanthin. {Xanthic acid} (Chem.), a heavy, astringent, colorless oil, {C2H5O.CS.SH}, having a pungent odor. It is produced by leading carbon disulphide into a hot alcoholic solution of potassium hydroxide. So called from the yellow color of many of its salts. Called also {xanthogenic acid}. {Xanthic colors} (Bot.), those colors (of flowers) having some tinge of yellow; -- opposed to {cyanic colors}. See under {Cyanic}. | |
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Xanthocarpous \Xan`tho*car"pous\, a. [Xantho- + Gr. karpo`s fruit.] (Bot.) Having yellow fruit. | |
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Xanthochroic \Xan`tho*chro"ic\, a. [Xantho- + Gr. chro`a color.] (Ethnol.) Having a yellowish or fair complexion; of or pertaining to the Xanthochroi. | |
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Xanthochroid \Xan"tho*chroid\, a. [See under {Xanthrochroic}, {-oid}.] (Ethnol.) Having a yellowish or fair complexion. -- n. A person having xanthochroid traits. | |
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Xanthochroism \Xan*thoch"ro*ism\, n. 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. | |
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Xanthogen \Xan"tho*gen\, n. [Xantho- + -gen.] (Chem.) (a) The hypothetical radical supposed to be characteristic of xanthic acid. [Archaic] (b) Persulphocyanogen. [R.] | |
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Xanthamide \Xanth*am"ide\, n. [Xanthic + amide.] (Chem.) An amido derivative of xanthic acid obtained as a white crystalline substance, {C2H5O.CS.NH2}; -- called also {xanthogen amide}. | |
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Xanthogenate \Xan"tho*gen*ate\, n. (Chem.) A salt of xanthic acid. | |
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Xanthogenic \Xan`tho*gen"ic\, a. [See {Xantho-}, and {-gen}.] (Chem.) Producing a yellow color or compound; xanthic. See {Xanthic acid}, under {Xanthic}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Xanthic \Xan"thic\, a. [Gr. xanqo`s yellow: cf. F. xanthique.] 1. Tending toward a yellow color, or to one of those colors, green being excepted, in which yellow is a constituent, as scarlet, orange, etc. 2. (Chem.) (a) Possessing, imparting, or producing a yellow color; as, xanthic acid. (b) Of or pertaining to xanthic acid, or its compounds; xanthogenic. (c) Of or pertaining to xanthin. {Xanthic acid} (Chem.), a heavy, astringent, colorless oil, {C2H5O.CS.SH}, having a pungent odor. It is produced by leading carbon disulphide into a hot alcoholic solution of potassium hydroxide. So called from the yellow color of many of its salts. Called also {xanthogenic acid}. {Xanthic colors} (Bot.), those colors (of flowers) having some tinge of yellow; -- opposed to {cyanic colors}. See under {Cyanic}. | |
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Xanthose \Xan"those\, n. (Chem.) An orange-yellow substance found in pigment spots of certain crabs. | |
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Xanthospermous \Xan`tho*sper"mous\, a. [Xantho- + Gr. spe`rma sperm.] (Bot.) Having yellow seeds. | |
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Xanthous \Xan"thous\, a. [Gr. xanqo`s yellow.] Yellow; specifically (Ethnol.), of or pertaining to those races of man which have yellowish, red, auburn, or brown hair. | |
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Xanthoxylene \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. | |
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Yellowwood \Yel"low*wood`\, n. (Bot.) The wood of any one of several different kinds of trees; also, any one of the trees themselves. Among the trees so called are the {Cladrastis tinctoria}, an American leguminous tree; the several species of prickly ash ({Xanthoxylum}); the Australian {Flindersia Oxleyana}, a tree related to the mahogany; certain South African species of {Podocarpus}, trees related to the yew; the East Indian {Podocarpus latifolia}; and the true satinwood ({Chloroxylon Swietenia}). All these Old World trees furnish valuable timber. | |
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d8Xanthoxylum \[d8]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. Note: The commonest species in the Northern United States is {Xanthoxylum Americanum}. See {Prickly ash}, under {Prickly}. | |
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Prickly \Prick"ly\, a. Full of sharp points or prickles; armed or covered with prickles; as, a prickly shrub. {Prickly ash} (Bot.), a prickly shrub ({Xanthoxylum Americanum}) with yellowish flowers appearing with the leaves. All parts of the plant are pungent and aromatic. The southern species is {X. Carolinianum}. --Gray. {Prickly heat} (Med.), a noncontagious cutaneous eruption of red pimples, attended with intense itching and tingling of the parts affected. It is due to inflammation of the sweat glands, and is often brought on by overheating the skin in hot weather. {Prickly pear} (Bot.), a name given to several plants of the cactaceous genus {Opuntia}, American plants consisting of fleshy, leafless, usually flattened, and often prickly joints inserted upon each other. The sessile flowers have many petals and numerous stamens. The edible fruit is a large pear-shaped berry containing many flattish seeds. The common species of the Northern Atlantic States is {Opuntia vulgaris}. In the South and West are many others, and in tropical America more than a hundred more. {O. vulgaris}, {O. Ficus-Indica}, and {O. Tuna} are abundantly introduced in the Mediterranean region, and {O. Dillenii} has become common in India. {Prickly pole} (Bot.), a West Indian palm ({Bactris Plumierana}), the slender trunk of which bears many rings of long black prickles. {Prickly withe} (Bot.), a West Indian cactaceous plant ({Cereus triangularis}) having prickly, slender, climbing, triangular stems. {Prickly rat} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of South American burrowing rodents belonging to {Ctenomys} and allied genera. The hair is usually intermingled with sharp spines. | |
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Satinwood \Sat"in*wood`\, n. (Bot.) The hard, lemon-colored, fragrant wood of an East Indian tree ({Chloroxylon Swietenia}). It takes a lustrous finish, and is used in cabinetwork. The name is also given to the wood of a species of prickly ash ({Xanthoxylum Carib[91]um}) growing in Florida and the West Indies. | |
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Pepper \Pep"per\, n. [OE. peper, AS. pipor, L. piper, fr. Gr. [?], [?], akin to Skr. pippala, pippali.] 1. A well-known, pungently aromatic condiment, the dried berry, either whole or powdered, of the {Piper nigrum}. Note: Common, or black, pepper is made from the whole berry, dried just before maturity; white pepper is made from the ripe berry after the outer skin has been removed by maceration and friction. It has less of the peculiar properties of the plant than the black pepper. Pepper is used in medicine as a carminative stimulant. 2. (Bot.) The plant which yields pepper, an East Indian woody climber ({Piper nigrum}), with ovate leaves and apetalous flowers in spikes opposite the leaves. The berries are red when ripe. Also, by extension, any one of the several hundred species of the genus {Piper}, widely dispersed throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the earth. 3. Any plant of the genus Capsicum, and its fruit; red pepper; as, the bell pepper. Note: The term pepper has been extended to various other fruits and plants, more or less closely resembling the true pepper, esp. to the common varieties of {Capsicum}. See {Capsicum}, and the Phrases, below. {African pepper}, the Guinea pepper. See under {Guinea}. {Cayenne pepper}. See under {Cayenne}. {Chinese pepper}, the spicy berries of the {Xanthoxylum piperitum}, a species of prickly ash found in China and Japan. {Guinea pepper}. See under {Guinea}, and {Capsicum}. {Jamaica pepper}. See {Allspice}. {Long pepper}. (a) The spike of berries of {Piper longum}, an East Indian shrub. (b) The root of {Piper, [or] Macropiper, methysticum}. See {Kava}. {Malaguetta}, [or] {Meleguetta}, {pepper}, the aromatic seeds of the {Amomum Melegueta}, an African plant of the Ginger family. They are sometimes used to flavor beer, etc., under the name of {grains of Paradise}. {Red pepper}. See {Capsicum}. {Sweet pepper bush} (Bot.), an American shrub ({Clethra alnifolia}), with racemes of fragrant white flowers; -- called also {white alder}. {Pepper box} [or] {caster}, a small box or bottle, with a perforated lid, used for sprinkling ground pepper on food, etc. {Pepper corn}. See in the Vocabulary. {Pepper elder} (Bot.), a West Indian name of several plants of the Pepper family, species of {Piper} and {Peperomia}. {Pepper moth} (Zo[94]l.), a European moth ({Biston betularia}) having white wings covered with small black specks. {Pepper pot}, a mucilaginous soup or stew of vegetables and cassareep, much esteemed in the West Indies. {Pepper root}. (Bot.). See {Coralwort}. {pepper sauce}, a condiment for the table, made of small red peppers steeped in vinegar. {Pepper tree} (Bot.), an aromatic tree ({Drimys axillaris}) of the Magnolia family, common in New Zealand. See {Peruvian mastic tree}, under {Mastic}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Xanthoxylene \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. | |
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d8Xenodochium \[d8]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}.] | |
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Xenodochy \Xe*nod"o*chy\, n. [Gr. [?].] Reception of strangers; hospitality. [R.] | |
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