English words starting with xy
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Xylem
ˈzaɪ.ləmMeanings of Xylem:
nounThe vascular tissue in plants which conducts water and dissolved nutrients upwards from the root and also helps to form the woody element in the stem.
Usage examples:
Generally, a high recycling from xylem to phloem was observed in the old parts of the shoot.
Xylitol
ˈzʌɪlɪtɒlMeanings of Xylitol:
nounA sweet-tasting crystalline alcohol derived from xylose, present in some plant tissues and used as an artificial sweetener in foods.
Usage examples:
Sugar alcohols, including xylitol, mannitol, sorbitol, lactitol and maltitol, do not promote tooth …
Xylo
ˈzʌɪləʊMeanings of Xylograph:
nounA woodcut or wood engraving, especially an early one.
Xylography
zʌɪˈlɒɡrəfiMeanings of Xylography:
nounThe art of engraving on wood or of printing from woodblocks.
Usage examples:
Albrecht dürer became a leader in the art of xylography and was a part of the distinguished group w…
Xylophagous
zʌɪˈlɒfəɡəsMeanings of Xylophagous:
adjective(especially of an insect larva or mollusc) feeding on or boring into wood.
Usage examples:
Although we have presented several plausible hypotheses to explain this absence, it is clear that f…
Meanings of Xylophone:
nounA musical instrument played by striking a row of wooden bars of graduated length with one or more small wooden or plastic beaters.
Usage examples:
It is a simple ballad with a choirboy singing a melody over a xylophone and soft string orchestral …
Xylophones
ˈzaɪ.lə.fəʊnMeanings of Xylophones:
nounA musical instrument played by striking a row of wooden bars of graduated length with one or more small wooden or plastic beaters.
Usage examples:
It is a simple ballad with a choirboy singing a melody over a xylophone and soft string orchestral …
Xylose
ˈzʌɪləʊzMeanings of Xylose:
nounA sugar of the pentose class which occurs widely in plants, especially as a component of hemicelluloses.
Usage examples:
The pretreated fiber contains sugars, mainly arabinose and xylose and some glucose.
Meanings of Xylylene:
nounA volatile liquid hydrocarbon obtained by distilling wood, coal tar, or petroleum, used in fuels and solvents and in chemical synthesis.
Usage examples:
Petroleum fuels contain several toxic compounds, including benzene, toluene and xylene - all consid…
Xysti
ˈzɪstəsMeanings of Xysti:
noun(in ancient greece) a long portico used by athletes for exercise.
Usage examples:
Xystus was the greek architectural term for the covered portico of the gymnasium, in which the exer…
Xystus
ˈzɪstəsMeanings of Xystus:
noun(in ancient greece) a long portico used by athletes for exercise.
Usage examples:
Xystus was the greek architectural term for the covered portico of the gymnasium, in which the exer…
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