Words of up to eight letters beginning with x

Words of up to eight letters beginning with x

xanthan          -       a polysaccharide
xanthate         -         a chemical compound
xanthene        -   a chemical compound
Xanthian         -   from Xanthus
xanthic         -         yellowish
xanthin       -           a yellow colouring matter
xanthine      -           a biochemical compound
xanthoma    -       a yellow patch on the skin
xebec     -               a sailing ship
xeme   -               a fork-tailed gull
xenia   -             gifts to a guest or guests
xenial    -            relating to hospitality
xenogamy    -       type of flower fertilization
xenolith     -         piece of rock brought in from another area
xenology     -         the study of alien biology
xenon     -        a gaseous chemical element
xenotime     -        a yellowish-brown mineral
xeric very     -            dry
xeroma     -          abnormal dryness of a body part
xerox    -         to photocopy
Xhosa   -        a South African people or their language
xi           -       a Greek letter
Xiang   -      a dialect of Chinese
xiphoid   -          sword-shaped
Xmas  -        Christmas
xoanon  -      a wooden image of a god
xography  - a photographic process
xu          -   a Vietnamese unit of money
xylan -       a compound found in wood
xylary      -   of or relating to xylem
xylem      -          plant tissue
xylene     -         a liquid hydrocarbon
xylite -         a volatile liquid
xylitol -     a chemical substance
xylol  -      xylene
xylose -       a plant sugar
xyrid  -      a sedge-like herb
xyster -     a surgical instrument
xyston -    an ancient Greek spear
xystus -       an ancient Greek portico