English words starting with xe

Meanings of Xebec:

noun

A small three-masted mediterranean sailing ship with lateen and square sails.

Usage examples:

After a week or so of smooth sailing, they were becoming accustomed to life aboard the hundred-and-…

Meanings of Xebecs:

noun

A small three-masted mediterranean sailing ship with lateen and square sails.

Usage examples:

After a week or so of smooth sailing, they were becoming accustomed to life aboard the hundred-and-…

Meanings of Xenobiologies:

noun

The investigation of extraterrestrial life forms; = "exobiology".

Meanings of Xenobiology:

noun

The investigation of extraterrestrial life forms; = "exobiology".

Meanings of Xenocryst:

noun

A crystal in an igneous rock which is not derived from the original magma.

Usage examples:

This could represent a xenocryst derived from archaean basement rocks of the region.

Meanings of Xenogamy:

noun

Fertilization of a flower by pollen from a flower on a genetically different plant.

Usage examples:

Likewise, there was no difference between the xenogamy treatment and corresponding controls.

Meanings of Xenogeneic:

adjective

Relating to or involving tissues or cells belonging to individuals of different species.

Usage examples:

The rejection of xenogeneic embryo implants involves a complicated immune and endocrine network.

Meanings of Xenolith:

noun

A piece of rock within an igneous mass which is not derived from the original magma but has been introduced from elsewhere, especially the surrounding country rock.

Usage examples:

However, rare xenoliths of sedimentary rocks occur in the granite.

Meanings of Xenoliths:

noun

A piece of rock within an igneous mass which is not derived from the original magma but has been introduced from elsewhere, especially the surrounding country rock.

Usage examples:

However, rare xenoliths of sedimentary rocks occur in the granite.

Meanings of Xenon:

noun

The chemical element of atomic number 54, a member of the noble gas series. it is obtained by distillation of liquid air, and is used in some specialized electric lamps.

Usage examples:

In the same year, ramsay and travers discovered two other noble gases, xenon and neon.

Meanings of Xenophobe:

noun

A person having a dislike of or prejudice against people from other countries.

Usage examples:

They say they are being unfairly typecast as xenophobes and racists

Meanings of Xenophobes:

noun

A person having a dislike of or prejudice against people from other countries.

Usage examples:

They say they are being unfairly typecast as xenophobes and racists

Meanings of Xenophobia:

noun

Dislike of or prejudice against people from other countries.

Usage examples:

The resurgence of racism and xenophobia

Meanings of Xenophobic:

adjective

Having or showing a dislike of or prejudice against people from other countries.

Usage examples:

Xenophobic attitudes

Meanings of Xenophobism:

noun

Dislike of or prejudice towards people, cultures, and customs that are foreign, or perceived as foreign; xenophobia.

Meanings of Xenopus:

noun

The african clawed frog, much used in embryological research and formerly in pregnancy testing, as it produces eggs in response to substances in the urine of a pregnant woman.

Usage examples:

Similarly, studies on the frog xenopus laevis show pomc mrna expression in the same regions.

Meanings of Xenotime:

noun

A yellowish-brown mineral which occurs in some igneous rocks and consists of a phosphate of yttrium and other rare earth elements.

Usage examples:

Zircon, monazite, xenotime and white mica were extracted from the sample.

Meanings of Xenotropic:

adjective

(of a virus, etc.) able to reproduce (= produce copies of itself) only in an organism that is from a different species than the host organism (= the one that it lives on)

Usage examples:

Xenotropic viruses developed from cows and other animals are often used in the production of vaccin…

Meanings of Xeric:

adjective

(of an environment or habitat) containing little moisture; very dry.

Usage examples:

Xeric conditions

Meanings of Xerography:

noun

A dry copying process in which black or coloured powder adheres to parts of a surface remaining electrically charged after being exposed to light from an image of the document to be copied.

Usage examples:

The process, later renamed xerography (dry writing), used electrostatic energy to transfer dry ink …

Meanings of Xerophilous:

adjective

(of a plant or animal) adapted to a very dry climate or habitat, or to conditions where moisture is scarce.

Usage examples:

The concentration of the highest estimates of genetic variation in northwestern venezuela suggests …

Meanings of Xerophthalmia:

noun

Abnormal dryness of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eye, with inflammation and ridge formation, typically associated with vitamin a deficiency.

Usage examples:

A guide to their use in the treatment and prevention of vitamin a deficiency and xerophthalmia.

Meanings of Xerophyte:

noun

A plant which needs very little water.

Usage examples:

High stomatal frequencies are usually characteristic of leaves of xerophytes.

Meanings of Xerox:

noun

A xerographic copying process.

Usage examples:

Printing methods include acrylic printing and colour xerox

verb

Copy (a document) by the xerox process.

Usage examples:

I shall have the typescript xeroxed today

Meanings of Xeroxed:

verb

Copy (a document) by the xerox process.

Usage examples:

I shall have the typescript xeroxed today

noun

A xerographic copying process.

Usage examples:

Printing methods include acrylic printing and colour xerox