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. [5 definitions] |
xylem |
a plant's woody tissue that carries water and mineral salts. |
xylene |
any of three colorless, flammable benzene compounds, or a mixture of these compounds. |
xylo- |
wood. |
xylophone |
a percussion instrument having a series of graduated metal or wooden bars that sound the notes of the chromatic scale when struck with small wooden mallets. |
xylose |
a white crystalline sugar used in diabetic diets and for dyeing and tanning. |
-y1 |
full of; made of; characterized by. [4 definitions] |
-y2 |
condition; quality. [4 definitions] |
Y |
symbol of the chemical element yttrium. |
y |
the twenty-fifth letter of the English alphabet. [4 definitions] |
ya |
you (spelled to reflect informal pronunciation). |
yacht |
any of various sailing or motor-driven vessels used for private cruises, racing, or the like. [2 definitions] |