| xebec |
a small, three-masted Mediterranean sailing ship with square and triangular sails, and with an overhanging bow and stern. |
| xeno- |
strange; foreign. |
| xenon |
a chemical element of the inert gas group that has fifty-four protons in each nucleus and that is used as the atmosphere in fluorescent lamps because it glows with a blue light when excited by electricity. (symbol: Xe) |
| xenophilia |
a liking for foreigners or strangers or for foreign or strange things. |
| xenophobe |
a person who fears or detests foreigners, strangers, or anything that is foreign or strange. |
| xenophobia |
excessive or unreasoning fear or hatred of foreign people or things. |
| xero- |
dry. |
| xerography |
a copying process in which the original image is reproduced on paper or the like with a resinous powder by the action of light on an electrically charged surface. |
| xerophilous |
capable of surviving or flourishing in esp. hot arid regions. |
| xerophyte |
a plant that can grow in a very dry or desert environment, and that often has fleshy parts and hairs or thorns, such as an agave or cactus. |
| Xerox |
trademark for a particular process of copying printed material by xerography. |
| X Games |
a competitive sporting event with winter and summer versions, featuring a variety of extreme sports, held every few years in different cities. |
| Xhosa |
a member of one of the Bantu peoples living mainly in Cape Province, South Africa. [2 definitions] |
| xi |
the name of the fourteenth letter of the Greek alphabet. |
| Xing |
abbreviation of "crossing." |
| XL |
abbreviation of "extra large." |
| Xmas |
abbreviation of "Christmas." |
| x-radiation |
application of or exposure to x-rays, esp. as treatment for disease. [2 definitions] |
| X-rated |
of a film, performance, or the like, formerly given, or deserving of, a rating of X because of its explicit sexual activity, obscenity, or violence. (See X.) |
| x-ray |
a beam of high-energy photons that is able to ionize gases and pass through dense solids. [4 definitions] |
| xylem |
a plant's woody tissue that carries water and mineral salts. |