University Vocabulary
367,698 words and 113,531 expressions at the university level.
plural of X-aerogel
A type of Brazilian sandwich consisting of sliced buttered marraqueta bread and other ingredients.
Strictly reserved for adult viewing; pornographic.
Alternative spelling of X chromosome.
plural of X-chromosome
The direction aligned with the x-axis of a coordinate system.
A root; a zero; a point at which a line crosses the x-axis of a Cartesian grid, where y is 0.
plural of x-intercept
To irradiate with X-rays.
simple past and past participle of X-irradiate
third-person singular simple present indicative of X-irradiate
present participle and gerund of X-irradiate
Irradiation with X-rays.
A non-linear strand of DNA where certain cruciform binding proteins can compete for binding.
plural of X-junction
simple past and past participle of x-radiate
third-person singular simple present indicative of x-radiate
present participle and gerund of x-radiate
Synonym of X-ray radiation.
plural of x-radiation
plural of x-section
A pair of flat or curved stretchers, on a chair etc., that often have a knob at the intersection
plural of X-stretcher
plural of X-trainer
Alternative spelling of x86-64.
A little-known stringed instrument with a keyboard, invented by Carl Leopold Röllig in 1801.
A drug which acts as a 5HT1A agonist, proposed for use in the treatment of several neurodegenerative conditions including Alzheimer's disease.
Synonym of rosolite.
Having a yellow colour.
A fan of the character Xander Harris from the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
plural of Xanderista
A muscarinic acetylcholine receptor agonist with reasonable selectivity for the M1 and M4 subtypes, possibly useful in treating Alzheimer's disease and schizophrenia.
A kind of musical instrument, resembling a harmonichord and a tetrachordon.
Alternative spelling of xanthemia.
Synonym of papaveraldine.
The amide of xanthic acid.
plural of xanthamide
Misspelling of xanthonoid.
Any of several glycosides containing xanthan.
plural of xanthanolide
Conversion into a xanthate.
plural of xanthation
The aglycone of quercitrin.
A deposit of cholesterol on the eyelid.
plural of xanthelasma
plural of xanthelasma
Exhibiting or relating to xanthelasma.
A yellow pigment formed by the action of nitric acid on haematin.
The compound 9-oxo-xanthene that is the basis of many natural products and insecticides
Relating to xanthidylic acid or its derivatives
A poorly-characterised material, related to urea and uric acid, that forms yellow salts, and exhibits a blue fluorescence.
The sesquiterpenoid xanthanolide (3~{a}~{R},7~{S},8~{a}~{S})-7-methyl-3-methylidene-6-(3-oxobutyl)-4,7,8,8~{a}-tetrahydro-3~{a}~{H}-cyclohepta[b]furan-2-one present in Xanthium strumarium leaves
An abnormally high level of xanthine in one's urine.
plural of xanthinuria
Relating to, or exhibiting, xanthinuria.
A phosphate mineral first discovered in Germany in 1858.
plural of Xanthippe
Of or pertaining to Xanthippe (wife of Socrates)
A yellow fibrous earthy material that is an aluminium titanite.
Dated form of xanthinuria.
The action of becoming yellow, typically by the accumulation of hematite.
A chalcone, found in Angelica keiskei, that induces apoptosis.
An antifungal compound produced by certain bacterial strains.
Any of the genus Xanthobacter of gram-negative bacteria.
plural of xanthobacter
A cell that differentiates into a xanthophore.
plural of xanthoblast
Having yellow fruits.
A division of the human population having fair skin and wavy blond hair.
A condition characterized by yellow patches on the skin.
pertaining to people or races with light hair and pale complexions
Pertaining to the Xanthochroi; having fair hair and a pale complexion.
plural of xanthochroid
Alternative form of xanthochromism.
A yellow pigment.
plural of xanthochrome
The yellowish appearance of cerebrospinal fluid that accompanies certain conditions, especially subarachnoid hemorrhage.
Having a yellow colour
Yellow‐skinned; of or pertaining to Xanthochroi.
An antibacterial compound found in Garcinia xanthochymus.
Alternative form of xantocillin.
Synonym of nitritopentamminocobalt.
Synonym of xanthoconite.
A mineral containing silver, arsenic, and sulphur.
Misspelling of xanthochroic.
One who is afflicted by xanthoderma.
A yellow coloration of the skin.
plural of xanthoderma
Having yellowish skin.
plural of xanthoderm
A person who has yellow teeth.
Having yellow teeth.
An antifungal antibiotic found in Penicillin species.
A complex xanthone related to vinaxanthone.
The chalcone 3'-prenyl-4,2',6'-trihydroxy-4'-methoxychalcone
xanthate
plural of xanthogenate
Producing a yellow colour
plural of xanthogen
A prenylated chalconoid from hops and beer, with a range of biological properties and potential therapeutic utility.
Alternative form of xanthocyanopia.
Any of a group of antimicrobial and antifungal lipopeptide present in Pseudomonas
plural of xantholysin
plural of xanthoma
plural of xanthomatosis
A disorder in which excess lipid accumulates in the body and produces xanthomas
Of or pertaining to xanthomatosis.
Of or relating to xanthoma or xanthomatosis.
A quinone pigment obtained from a fungus.
The xanthomelanous division of the human population.
A graduated scale of colors from blue to yellow, white, or green, for determining the color of ocean or lake water.
plural of xanthometer
A yellow ommochrome found in the wings of lepidoptera.
Alternative form of xanthommatin.
Any of the genus Xanthomonas of proteobacteria.
Any of a class of yellow pigments present in the protobacterium Xanthomonas.
plural of xanthomonad
Of or pertaining to a xanthoma.
A lipid-filled myeloma associated primarily with tendon sheaths.
A phenolic compound having a xanthone backbone; many derivatives of this compound that occur in nature, and are biologically active
plural of xanthonoid
Any snail in the family Xanthonychidae.
plural of xanthonychid
Xanthochromia.
The yellow form of chromophane.
Alternative form of xanthophil.
plural of xanthophile
plural of xanthophil
Fear of the colour yellow.
A xanthochrome-containing chromatophore, frequently a lipophore.
plural of xanthophore
Relating to Xanthophyceae
Dated spelling of xanthophyll.
Any of various hydroxy, carbonyl or carboxylic acid derivatives of carotenes.
Of or pertaining to xanthophyll.
plural of xanthophyll
plural of xanthophyl
Any yellow-green alga (of the class Xanthophyceae).
plural of xanthophyte
A bitter principle obtained from the bark of Zanthoxylum clava-herculis.
Alternative form of xanthopicrin.
A bitter crystalline alkaloid extracted from plants of family Xanthoxylaceae.
The alkaloid (6aS)-1,2,10-trimethoxy-6,6-dimethyl-5,6,6a,7-tetrahydro-4H-dibenzo[de,g]quinolin-6-ium-9-ol
Of or pertaining to xanthoproteic acid or xanthoproteins.
A protein formed when xanthoproteic acid contacts epithelial cells, indicative of inadequate safety precautions when handling nitric acid.
A visual defect, a form of chromatopsia in which everything appears yellow.
Visual yellow; any of a form of visual purple that has been bleached by exposure to light.
plural of xanthopsin
A yellow crystalline solid that occurs mainly in the wings of butterflies and in the urine of mammals, converted by microorganisms into folic acid.
Alternative form of xanthopterin.
plural of xanthopterin
A supposed alkaloid related to berberine, possibly just an impure form of it.
An alkaloid resembling berberine, found in the root of the yellow puccoon (Hydrastis canadensis).
A chemical compound found in buckthorn berries (Rhamnus cathartica).
Abnormal yellow pigmentation in fish, caused by lack of melanin.
A sesquiterpenoid, present in Curcuma xanthorrhiza, thought to show anticancer and antimicrobial activity.
Any of the genus Xanthorrhoea of grass trees.
plural of xanthorrhoea
A nucleoside derived from xanthine and ribose.
plural of xanthosine
A univalent radical derived from xanthosine.
Any arum of the genus Xanthosoma.
plural of xanthosome
Methoxsalen.
The furanocoumarin 9-hydroxyfuro[3,2-g]chromen-7-one.
A dull brown or yellow triclinic mineral.
plural of xanthoxenite
A terpene extracted from the seeds of the Japanese prickly ash (Zanthoxylum pipertium).
A coumarin, 5-methoxy-2,2-dimethylpyrano[3,2-g]chromen-8-one, found in prickly ash (Zanthoxylum americanum)
The active principle of the prickly ash (formerly in genus Xanthoxylum, now Zanthoxylum).
Alternative form of xanthoxylin.
A tree of the species Zygophyllum xanthoxylon.
plural of xanthoxylon
Any salt or ester of xanthurenic acid.
plural of xanthurenate
Relating to xanthurenic acid or its derivatives
An organic compound with chemical formula C₁₃H₁₀O₂, used to test the levels of urea in the bloodstream.
A phytoalexin, 2,2-dimethylpyrano[3,2-g]chromen-8-one, found in citrus plants infected with Phytophthora.
The aromatic cation composed of two benzene rings fused to one of pyrylium
plural of xanthylium
A particular antilipidemic drug.
The first reported natural product found to contain the isocyanide functional group, originally isolated from Penicillium notatum in 1950.
Misspelling of xanthophore.
1,3-dihydroxyanthraquinone
plural of xantusiid
A type of Brazilian rattle, usually played in pairs and mounted on a stick.
plural of xaque-xaque
plural of Xavierian
plural of Xavierite
A prodrug with possible action against cardiovascular disorders.
Any prehistoric shark of the family Xenacanthidae.
plural of xenacanthid
Of or relating to the Xenacanthini.
plural of xenacanth
plural of xenagogy
plural of xenagogue
plural of Xenaphile
Having unusual joints.
Any mammal of the superorder Xenarthra, of the Americas; an anteater, armadillo or sloth.
plural of xenarthran
Characteristic of a xenarthran.
Any of a group of alkaloids present in Xenorhabdus nematophila
plural of xenematide
Not conforming to the common 12-tone equal temperament.
Xenharmonic music generally.
A genre of music characterized by the non-conformity to the common 12-tone equal temperament.
a particular nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug.
Any fish in the family Xenisthmidae.
plural of xenisthmid
The borrowing and integration of foreign linguistic elements into a language.
Any of a group of acylated depsipeptides present in the pathogen Xenorhabdus.
plural of xenoamicin
A xenohormone that imitates androgen.
plural of xenoandrogen
An antibody produced in one species to an antigen derived from a different species
An antigen found in more than one species.
Relating to xenoantigens
plural of xenoantigen
A biologist who works in xenobiology.
The speculative biology of extraterrestrial life forms.
plural of xenobiont
A form of symbiosis where one species of ant lives with another and the two species raise their young separately.
Of or pertaining to xenobiosis.
plural of xenobiotic
plural of xenoblast
A botanist whose speciality is xenobotany.
plural of xenobotanist
The study of alien plants.
Any ammonite in the family Xenoceltitidae.
plural of xenoceltitid
Of, relating to, or advocating xenocentrism.
A preference for the products, styles, or ideas of a different culture or nationality.
Relating to a chemical compound from a "foreign" organism.
plural of xenochemical
The study of extraterrestrial chemistry.
Alternative form of xenochimeric.
A cell containing DNA of two unrelated species.
plural of xenochimera
Relating to a xenochimera
Recorded or processed using xenochrony.
A studio technique where a guitar solo or other musical part is transposed into a completely different song.
plural of xenoclast
Having an inflection and stress pattern characteristic of European vocabulary.
Any eel from the family Xenocongridae, the false morays (chlopsids).
plural of xenocongrid
Any of a group of antibiotics present in bacteria of the genus Xenorhabdus.
plural of xenocoumacin
Of or relating to Xenocrates.
An Ancient Greek philosopher, mathematician, and the second leader (scholarch) of the Platonic Academy from 339 to 314 B.C.E.
Of or relating to Xenocrates.
Alternative form of xenocryst.
plural of xenocrystal
Relating to xenocrysts.
plural of xenocryst
A foreign culture.
plural of xenoculture
Any currency that is traded outside its domestic borders.
The study (cytology) of extraterrestrial cells.
Any alethinophidian snake of the superfamily Xenodermatidae.
plural of xenodermatid
Any of the family Xenodermidae of snakes.
plural of xenodermid
plural of xenodiagnosis
The diagnosis of an infectious disease (especially of trypanosomiasis) by exposure to a vector of that disease, incubating the vector and examining it for the presence of the disease.
Any ammonite in the family Xenodiscidae.
plural of xenodiscid
Diversity due to the presence of "foreign" organisms.
plural of xenodocheum
plural of xenodocheion
Alternative form of xenodochium.
Alternative form of xenodochium.
plural of xenodochium
(obsolete) Friendly to strangers.
Alternative form of xenodochium.
plural of xenodochion
A room (or separate guesthouse) in a monastery for the temporary accommodation of guests or pilgrims.
plural of xenodochium
The dollar, as a xenocurrency.
plural of xenodollar
Belonging to a group of colubrid snakes with unusual teeth.
plural of xenodontine
A xenogenetic embryo.
plural of xenoembryo
A xenohormone that acts as an estrogen.
plural of xenoestrogen
(The study or elaboration of) extraterrestrial ethics.
plural of xenofeminist
Fictional stories about non-humans, especially extraterrestrials.
Exhibiting or relating to xenogamy.
A non-binary gender that is defined not in relation to male or female but by characteristics connected to a thing or concept.
plural of xenogender
Derived from a different species and therefore genetically and immunologically incompatible
Alternative form of xenogenous.
plural of xenogenesis
A foreign origin or source.
Being of foreign origin; having originated elsewhere.
A fictional science, concerned with the study of genetic makeup of extraterrestrial species.
The condition of being xenogenic.
Of foreign origin; xenogenic.
The study of exoplanet geography.
The science of extraterrestrial geology.
Synonym of xenoglossy (“knowledge of a language one has never learned”).
Exhibiting or relating to xenoglossy.
plural of xenoglossy
Knowledge of a language one has never learned.
Any organic compound that stimulates the formation of a haustorium.
plural of xenognosin
Relating to a xenograft.
grafted between different species
present participle and gerund of xenograft
plural of xenograft
Of or pertaining to xenography (surgical transplantation between species).
Misspelling of xenografts.
The process of surgically transplanting organs or tissue between different species.
plural of xenoheart
The study of alien history.
A hypothetical process by which an animal consuming a plant may respond to signalling molecules in the plant and exhibit a corresponding protective response, as in times of famine.
Relating to xenohormesis.
Relating to xenohormones.
Any of a group of natural and artificial compounds showing hormone-like properties.
plural of xenohormone
A hybrid with another species.
plural of xenohybrid.
immune to a xenoinfection
To immunize via xenoimmunization
simple past and past participle of xenoimmunize
Infection of one species by an organism that normally infects another.
A kidney from an organ donor.
plural of xenokidney
Of, or relating to a xenolect.
xenolectal
The property of being a xenolect.
One who studies the languages spoken by extraterrestrials.
plural of xenolinguist
Being or pertaining to a xenolith.
plural of xenoliver
Relating to xenology ("the study of alien life").
Someone whose field of study is xenology.
plural of xenologist
homologous due to horizontal gene flow
In a xenologous manner
plural of xenologue
A person who has xenomania.
plural of xenomaniac
The study and practice of medicine involving alien species.
That does not have its characteristic crystalline form but has a form impressed on it by surrounding grains; anhedral.
The process or result of taking a form that reflects the surrounding environment.
plural of xenomorphism
A form of cognitive dissonance produced by stimulation that pulls in two opposing directions, such as simultaneous attraction and revulsion.
Synonym of xenomorphic.
plural of xenomorph
The study of myths and legends of alien species.
The study of alien anatomy.
Of, or pertaining to a xenonym.
An ectoparasite that becomes pathogenic only when the host is weakened or injured.
plural of xenoparasite
Being or relating to a xenoparasite.
The condition of being xenoparous.
Of or relating to a reproductive strategy in which a female produces offspring of a different species without a process of hybridization.
The study of the nature of disease and its causes, processes, development, and consequences among different sentient species of the galaxy.
A patient who has received a xenograft.
plural of xenopatient
Any snake in the family Xenopeltidae.
plural of xenopeltid
plural of xenopeptide
To undergo xenoperfusion
simple past and past participle of xenoperfuse
third-person singular simple present indicative of xenoperfuse
present participle and gerund of xenoperfuse
Perfusion with blood from another individual.
Exhibiting or relating to xenophagy.
Of or relating to the pre-Socratic philosopher Xenophanes of Colophon.
A Greek given name.
Alternative form of Xenophanean.
Of or relating to the pre-Socratic philosopher Xenophanes of Colophon.
plural of xenophile
An attraction to or love of foreign people, manners or culture.
Exhibiting xenophilia; fond of foreign people or customs.
Synonym of xenophilia (“attraction to foreign people, manners or culture”).
xenophilic; loving what is foreign
plural of xenophobe
A xenophobe; one who is xenophobic.
plural of xenophobiac
A xenophobe; one who is xenophobic.
plural of xenophobian
plural of xenophobia
plural of xenophobic
xenophobia
xenophobe
plural of xenophobist
Synonym of xenophobic.
plural of xenophone
A mild speech disorder characterised by a changed accent or intonation.
Of or relating to Xenophon, an Ancient Greek historian, soldier, and philosopher.
Synonym of Xenophonian.
Of or pertaining to Xenophon (c. 431–355 BC), a Greek soldier and admirer of Socrates, or his writings.
Alternative form of Xenophontean.
Of or relating to the language or style of Xenophon.
Alternative form of Xenophontean.
plural of xenophora
plural of xenophora
plural of xenophore
Any gastropod in the family Xenophoridae.
plural of xenophorid
Ophthalmia caused by foreign matter in the eye.
A giant unicellular organism found in deep parts of the ocean.
The study of extraterrestrial physics.
plural of xenophyte
Of or pertaining to xenoplasty.
Transplantation between different species or genera.
Any frog of the subfamily Xenopodinae.
plural of xenopodine
That have tested positive for the presence of xenoparasites
Any xenobiotic product.
plural of xenoproduct
plural of xenopronoun
A protein from a different species, or a synthetic protein.
plural of xenoprotein
A South American bird of the species Xenopsaris albinucha of the genus Xenopsaris; the white-naped xenopsaris.
A form of prejudice that resembles racism but is exhibited by members of a racial group towards members of the same group who are displaced and dispossessed in some way, such as immigrants.
Exhibiting xenoracism.
The adverse reaction (rejection) between the body and a xenograft.
plural of xenoreaction
That generates a reaction to material from another species
A xenobiotic-activated receptor.
plural of xenoreceptor
Rejection of a xenotransplant.
Any extinct toothed whale of the family Xenorophidae
plural of xenorophid
Alternative form of Xaenorphica.
Any lizard in the family Xenosauridae.
plural of xenosaurid
The science of extraterrestrial life.
The detection of "foreign" material.
A structure or substance that detects "foreign" material.
plural of xenosensor
Of or relating to sexual intercourse between, or sexual attraction to, different species, especially alien species.
Inflammation caused by xenoantibodies.
The study of alien sociology.
Related to a xenografted species
A spheroid culture from a xenograft.
plural of xenosphere
The study of alien religion.
Tolerance to an antigen from another species.
In a xenotopic manner
Xenotoxic.
plural of xenotoxicant
The condition of being xenotoxic.
plural of xenotoxin
To subject to xenotransfusion.
To transmit (typically disease) between species
third-person singular simple present indicative of xenotransmit
Any gastrotrich of the family Xenotrichulidae.
Misspelling of xenotropic.
Describing a virus growing in tissue of an organism other than its normal host.
The condition of being xenotropic.
plural of xenotumor
Any bilaterian of the genus Xenoturbella.
any primitive bilaterian animal in the family Xenoturbellidae.
Any snake of the family Xenotyphlopidae
A pyrrolizidine alkaloid found in the venom of certain ants.
One who studies xenozoology.
The branch of xenology dealing with extraterrestrial animals.
plural of xenozoonosis
An infectious disease transmitted from animal to human by transplantation of an animal tissue or organ into human body.
Relating to xenozoonosis.
a particular antilipidemic drug.
A drug, 4,4'-biphenyldiglyoxylaldehyde.
A monoamine isomeric with diphenylamine, obtained as a by-product of aniline manufacture.
plural of xenylamine
A particular antiseborrheic compound.
A flavanonol found in the leaves of Paepalanthus argenteus.
Any of the genus Xeranthemum of flowering plants native to Southern Europe.
plural of xeranthemum
plural of xerapheen
The drying of a region.
Adapted to or preferring arid environments.
plural of xeriphyte
simple past and past participle of xeriscape
A practitioner of xeriscaping.
plural of xeriscaper
plural of xeriscape
Landscaping in ways that do not require supplemental irrigation.
plural of xeriscaping
Serotiny as a result of desiccation.
The repression of lateral root formation while roots are not in contact with water or wet soil.
Exhibiting or relating to xerochasy.
Relating to xerochasy
Dryness of the lips.
A xeric ochrept.
plural of xerochrept
plural of xerocline
tolerant of very dry conditions
A pigment found in Boletales fungi; the oxidized form of isoxerocomic acid.
simple past and past participle of xerocopy
plural of xerocopy
present participle and gerund of xerocopy
Relating to xerocracy.
A dehydrated form of stomatocytosis.
plural of xeroderma