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Xantho-
(gcide) | Xantho- \Xan"tho-\
A combining form from Gr. xanqo`s yellow; as in
xanthocobaltic salts. Used also adjectively in chemistry.
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xanthous
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Cebus xanthocephalus
(gcide) | Monk \Monk\, n. [AS. munuc, munec, munc, L. monachus, Gr. ?, fr.
mo`nos alone. Cf. Monachism.]
1. A man who retires from the ordinary temporal concerns of
the world, and devotes himself to religion; one of a
religious community of men inhabiting a monastery, and
bound by vows to a life of chastity, obedience, and
poverty. "A monk out of his cloister." --Chaucer.
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Monks in some respects agree with regulars, as in
the substantial vows of religion; but in other
respects monks and regulars differ; for that
regulars, vows excepted, are not tied up to so
strict a rule of life as monks are. --Ayliffe.
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2. (Print.) A blotch or spot of ink on a printed page, caused
by the ink not being properly distributed. It is
distinguished from a friar, or white spot caused by a
deficiency of ink.
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3. A piece of tinder made of agaric, used in firing the
powder hose or train of a mine.
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4. (Zool.)
(a) A South American monkey (Pithecia monachus); also
applied to other species, as Cebus xanthocephalus.
(b) The European bullfinch.
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Monk bat (Zool.), a South American and West Indian bat
(Molossus nasutus); -- so called because the males live
in communities by themselves.
Monk bird(Zool.), the friar bird.
Monk seal (Zool.), a species of seal ({Monachus
albiventer}) inhabiting the Black Sea, the Mediterranean
Sea, and the adjacent parts of the Atlantic.
Monk's rhubarb (Bot.), a kind of dock; -- also called
patience (Rumex Patientia).
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Pyoxanthose
(gcide) | Pyoxanthose \Py`o*xan"those\, n. [Gr. ? pus + ? yellow.]
(Physiol. Chem.)
A greenish yellow crystalline coloring matter found with
pyocyanin in pus.
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Xanthocarpous
(gcide) | Xanthocarpous \Xan`tho*car"pous\, a. [Xantho- + Gr. karpo`s
fruit.] (Bot.)
Having yellow fruit.
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Xanthochroi
(gcide) | Xanthochroi \Xan*thoch"ro*i\, n. pl. [NL. See Xanthochroic.]
(Ethnol.)
A division of the Caucasian races, comprising the
lighter-colored members.
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The Xanthochroi, or fair whites, . . . are the
prevalent inhabitants of Northern Europe, and the type
may be traced into North Africa, and eastward as far as
Hindostan. --Tylor.
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Xanthochroic
(gcide) | Xanthochroic \Xan`tho*chro"ic\, a. [Xantho- + Gr. chro`a color.]
(Ethnol.)
Having a yellowish or fair complexion; of or pertaining to
the Xanthochroi.
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Xanthochroid
(gcide) | Xanthochroid \Xan"tho*chroid\, a. [See under Xanthrochroic,
-oid.] (Ethnol.)
Having a yellowish or fair complexion. -- n. A person having
xanthochroid traits.
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Xanthochroism
(gcide) | Xanthochroism \Xan*thoch"ro*ism\, n.
Abnormal coloration of feathers in which yellow replaces the
normal color, as in certain parrots. It is commonly due to
lack of the dark pigment which with yellow forms green.
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Xanthodontous
(gcide) | Xanthodontous \Xan`tho*don"tous\, a. [Xantho- + Gr. 'odoy`s,
'odo`ntos, tooth.]
Having yellow teeth.
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Xanthogen
(gcide) | Xanthogen \Xan"tho*gen\, n. [Xantho- + -gen.] (Chem.)
(a) The hypothetical radical supposed to be characteristic of
xanthic acid. [Archaic]
(b) Persulphocyanogen. [R.]
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xanthogen amide
(gcide) | Xanthamide \Xanth*am"ide\, n. [Xanthic + amide.] (Chem.)
An amido derivative of xanthic acid obtained as a white
crystalline substance, C2H5O.CS.NH2; -- called also
xanthogen amide.
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Xanthogenate
(gcide) | Xanthogenate \Xan"tho*gen*ate\, n. (Chem.)
A salt of xanthic acid.
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Xanthogenic
(gcide) | Xanthogenic \Xan`tho*gen"ic\, a. [See Xantho-, and -gen.]
(Chem.)
Producing a yellow color or compound; xanthic. See {Xanthic
acid}, under Xanthic.
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xanthogenic acid
(gcide) | Xanthic \Xan"thic\, a. [Gr. xanqo`s yellow: cf. F. xanthique.]
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1. Tending toward a yellow color, or to one of those colors,
green being excepted, in which yellow is a constituent, as
scarlet, orange, etc.
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2. (Chem.)
(a) Possessing, imparting, or producing a yellow color;
as, xanthic acid.
(b) Of or pertaining to xanthic acid, or its compounds;
xanthogenic.
(c) Of or pertaining to xanthin.
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Xanthic acid (Chem.), a heavy, astringent, colorless oil,
C2H5O.CS.SH, having a pungent odor. It is produced by
leading carbon disulphide into a hot alcoholic solution of
potassium hydroxide. So called from the yellow color of
many of its salts. Called also xanthogenic acid.
Xanthic colors (Bot.), those colors (of flowers) having
some tinge of yellow; -- opposed to cyanic colors. See
under Cyanic.
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Xanthoma
(gcide) | Xanthoma \Xan*tho"ma\, n. [NL. See Xantho-, and -oma.]
(Med.)
A skin disease marked by the development or irregular
yellowish patches upon the skin, especially upon the eyelids;
-- called also xanthelasma.
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Xanthomatous
(gcide) | Xanthomatous \Xan*thom"a*tous\, a. (Med.)
Of or pertaining to xanthoma.
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Xanthomelanous
(gcide) | Xanthomelanous \Xan`tho*mel"a*nous\, a. [Pref. xantho- + Gr. ?,
?, black.] (Ethnol.)
Of or pertaining to the lighter division of the Melanochroi,
or those races having an olive or yellow complexion and black
hair.
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Xanthophane
(gcide) | Xanthophane \Xan"tho*phane\, n. [Xantho- + Gr. fai`nein to
show.] (Physiol.)
The yellow pigment present in the inner segments of the
retina in animals. See Chromophane.
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Xanthophyll
(gcide) | Xanthophyll \Xan"tho*phyll\, n. [Xantho- + Gr. fy`llon leaf.]
(Bot.)
A yellow coloring matter found in yellow autumn leaves, and
also produced artificially from chlorophyll; -- formerly
called also phylloxanthin.
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Xanthopous
(gcide) | Xanthopous \Xan"tho*pous\, a. [Xantho- + Gr. poy`s, podo`s,
foot.] (Bot.)
Having a yellow stipe, or stem.
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Xanthoproteic
(gcide) | Xanthoproteic \Xan`tho*pro*te"ic\, a. (Physiol. Chem.)
Pertaining to, or derived from, xanthoprotein; showing the
characters of xanthoprotein; as, xanthoproteic acid; the
xanthoproteic reaction for albumin.
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Xanthoprotein
(gcide) | Xanthoprotein \Xan`tho*pro"te*in\, n. [Xantho- + protein.]
(Physiol. Chem.)
A yellow acid substance formed by the action of hot nitric
acid on albuminous or proteid matter. It is changed to a deep
orange-yellow color by the addition of ammonia.
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Xanthopuccine
(gcide) | Xanthopuccine \Xan`tho*puc"cine\, n. [Xantho- + puccoon + -ine.]
(Chem.)
One of three alkaloids found in the root of the yellow
puccoon (Hydrastis Canadensis). It is a yellow crystalline
substance, and resembles berberine.
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Xanthorhamnin
(gcide) | Xanthorhamnin \Xan`tho*rham"nin\, n. [Xantho- + NL. Rhamnus, the
generic name of the plant bearing Persian berries.] (Chem.)
A glucoside extracted from Persian berries as a yellow
crystalline powder, used as a dyestuff.
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Xanthorhiza
(gcide) | Xanthorhiza \Xan`tho*rhi"za\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. xanqo`s yellow +
"ri`za root.] (Bot.)
A genus of shrubby ranunculaceous plants of North America,
including only the species Xanthorhiza apiifolia, which has
roots of a deep yellow color; yellowroot. The bark is
intensely bitter, and is sometimes used as a tonic.
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Xanthorhiza apiifolia
(gcide) | Xanthorhiza \Xan`tho*rhi"za\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. xanqo`s yellow +
"ri`za root.] (Bot.)
A genus of shrubby ranunculaceous plants of North America,
including only the species Xanthorhiza apiifolia, which has
roots of a deep yellow color; yellowroot. The bark is
intensely bitter, and is sometimes used as a tonic.
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Xanthorhoea
(gcide) | Xanthorhoea \Xan`tho*rhoe"a\, n. [NL., from Gr. xanqo`s yellow +
"rei^n to flow.] (Bot.)
A genus of endogenous plants, native to Australia, having a
thick, sometimes arborescent, stem, and long grasslike
leaves. See Grass tree.
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Xanthorrhaea hastilis
(gcide) | Botany Bay \Bot"a*ny Bay"\
A harbor on the east coast of Australia, and an English
convict settlement there; -- so called from the number of new
plants found on its shore at its discovery by Cook in 1770.
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Note: Hence, any place to which desperadoes resort.
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Botany Bay kino (Med.), an astringent, reddish substance
consisting of the inspissated juice of several Australian
species of Eucalyptus.
Botany Bay resin (Med.), a resin of reddish yellow color,
resembling gamboge, the product of different Australian
species of Xanthorrh[ae]a, esp. the grass tree
(Xanthorrh[ae]a hastilis).
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Xanthose
(gcide) | Xanthose \Xan"those\, n. (Chem.)
An orange-yellow substance found in pigment spots of certain
crabs.
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Xanthosis
(gcide) | Xanthosis \Xan*tho"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. xanqo`s yellow.]
(Med.)
The yellow discoloration often observed in cancerous tumors.
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Xanthospermous
(gcide) | Xanthospermous \Xan`tho*sper"mous\, a. [Xantho- + Gr. spe`rma
sperm.] (Bot.)
Having yellow seeds.
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Xanthoura luxuosa
(gcide) | Jay \Jay\, n. [F. geai, OF. gai, jaj, perh. fr. OHG. g[=a]hi.
Cf. Gay.] (Zool.)
Any one of the numerous species of birds belonging to
Garrulus, Cyanocitta, and allied genera of the family
Corvidae. They are allied to the crows, but are smaller,
more graceful in form, often handsomely colored, and usually
have a crest.
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Note: The European jay (Garrulus glandarius) is a large and
handsomely colored species, having the body pale
reddish brown, lighter beneath; tail and wing quills
blackish; the primary coverts barred with bright blue
and black; throat, tail coverts, and a large spot on
the wings, white. Called also jay pie, Jenny jay,
and k[ae]. The common blue jay ({Cyanocitta
cristata}.), and the related species, are brilliantly
colored, and have a large erectile crest. The
California jay (Aphelocoma Californica), the Florida
jay (Aphelocoma Floridana), and the green jay
(Xanthoura luxuosa), of Texas and Mexico, are large,
handsome, crested species. The Canada jay ({Perisoreus
Canadensis}), and several allied species, are much
plainer and have no crest. See Blue jay, and {Whisky
jack}.
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Jay thrush (Zool.), any one several species of Asiatic
singing birds, of the genera Garrulax, Grammatoptila,
and related genera of the family Crateropodid[ae]; as,
the white-throated jay thrush (Garrulax albogularis)
(also called the white-throated laughingthrush), of
India.
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Xanthous
(gcide) | Xanthous \Xan"thous\, a. [Gr. xanqo`s yellow.]
Yellow; specifically (Ethnol.), of or pertaining to those
races of man which have yellowish, red, auburn, or brown
hair.
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Xanthoxylene
(gcide) | Xanthoxylene \Xan*thox"y*lene\, n. [See Xanthoxylum.] (Chem.)
A liquid hydrocarbon of the terpene series extracted from the
seeds of a Japanese prickly ash (Xanthoxylum pipertium) as
an aromatic oil.
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Xanthoxylum
(gcide) | Xanthoxylum \Xan*thox"y*lum\, n. [NL., from Gr. xanqo`s yellow +
xy`lon wood.] (Bot.)
A genus of prickly shrubs or small trees, the bark and rots
of which are of a deep yellow color; prickly ash.
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Note: The commonest species in the Northern United States is
Xanthoxylum Americanum. See Prickly ash, under
Prickly.
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Xanthoxylum Americanum
(gcide) | Prickly ash \Prickly ash\ (Bot.),
1. A prickly shrub (Xanthoxylum Americanum) with yellowish
flowers appearing with the leaves; also called {toothache
tree}. All parts of the plant are pungent and aromatic.
The southern species is Xanthoxylum Carolinianum.
--Gray.
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2. (Bot.), Hercules'-club, also called the Angelica tree.
[PJC]Xanthoxylum \Xan*thox"y*lum\, n. [NL., from Gr. xanqo`s yellow +
xy`lon wood.] (Bot.)
A genus of prickly shrubs or small trees, the bark and rots
of which are of a deep yellow color; prickly ash.
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Note: The commonest species in the Northern United States is
Xanthoxylum Americanum. See Prickly ash, under
Prickly.
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Xanthoxylum Caribaeum
(gcide) | Satinwood \Sat"in*wood`\, n. (Bot.)
The hard, lemon-colored, fragrant wood of an East Indian tree
(Chloroxylon Swietenia). It takes a lustrous finish, and is
used in cabinetwork. The name is also given to the wood of a
species of prickly ash (Xanthoxylum Caribaeum) growing in
Florida and the West Indies.
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Xanthoxylum Carolinianum
(gcide) | Prickly ash \Prickly ash\ (Bot.),
1. A prickly shrub (Xanthoxylum Americanum) with yellowish
flowers appearing with the leaves; also called {toothache
tree}. All parts of the plant are pungent and aromatic.
The southern species is Xanthoxylum Carolinianum.
--Gray.
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2. (Bot.), Hercules'-club, also called the Angelica tree.
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Xanthoxylum piperitum
(gcide) | Pepper \Pep"per\ (p[e^]p"p[~e]r), n. [OE. peper, AS. pipor, L.
piper, fr. Gr. pe`peri, pi`peri, akin to Skr. pippala,
pippali.]
1. A well-known, pungently aromatic condiment, the dried
berry, either whole or powdered, of the Piper nigrum.
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Note: Common pepper, or black pepper, is made from the
whole berry, dried just before maturity; white pepper
is made from the ripe berry after the outer skin has
been removed by maceration and friction. It has less of
the peculiar properties of the plant than the black
pepper. Pepper is used in medicine as a carminative
stimulant.
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2. (Bot.) The plant which yields pepper, an East Indian woody
climber (Piper nigrum), with ovate leaves and apetalous
flowers in spikes opposite the leaves. The berries are red
when ripe. Also, by extension, any one of the several
hundred species of the genus Piper, widely dispersed
throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the
earth.
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3. Any plant of the genus Capsicum (of the Solanaceae
family, which are unrelated to Piper), and its fruit;
red pepper; chili pepper; as, the bell pepper and the
jalapeno pepper (both Capsicum annuum) and the
habanero pepper (Capsicum chinense); . These contain
varying levels of the substance capsaicin (C18H27O3N),
which gives the peppers their hot taste. The habanero is
about 25-50 times hotter than the jalapeno according to a
scale developed by Wilbur Scoville in 1912. See also
Capsicum and http://www.chili-pepper-plants.com/.
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Note: The term pepper has been extended to various other
fruits and plants, more or less closely resembling the
true pepper, esp. to the common varieties of
Capsicum. See Capsicum, and the Phrases, below.
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African pepper, the Guinea pepper. See under Guinea.
Cayenne pepper. See under Cayenne.
Chinese pepper, the spicy berries of the {Xanthoxylum
piperitum}, a species of prickly ash found in China and
Japan.
Guinea pepper. See under Guinea, and Capsicum.
Jamaica pepper. See Allspice.
Long pepper.
(a) The spike of berries of Piper longum, an East Indian
shrub.
(b) The root of Piper methysticum (syn. {Macropiper
methysticum}) of the family Piperaceae. See Kava.
Malaguetta pepper, or Meleguetta pepper, the aromatic
seeds of the Amomum Melegueta, an African plant of the
Ginger family. They are sometimes used to flavor beer,
etc., under the name of grains of Paradise.
Red pepper. See Capsicum.
Sweet pepper bush (Bot.), an American shrub ({Clethra
alnifolia}), with racemes of fragrant white flowers; --
called also white alder.
Pepper box or Pepper caster, a small box or bottle, with
a perforated lid, used for sprinkling ground pepper on
food, etc.
Pepper corn. See in the Vocabulary.
Pepper elder (Bot.), a West Indian name of several plants
of the Pepper family, species of Piper and Peperomia.
Pepper moth (Zool.), a European moth (Biston betularia)
having white wings covered with small black specks.
Pepper pot, a mucilaginous soup or stew of vegetables and
cassareep, much esteemed in the West Indies.
Pepper root. (Bot.). See Coralwort.
pepper sauce, a condiment for the table, made of small red
peppers steeped in vinegar.
Pepper tree (Bot.), an aromatic tree (Drimys axillaris)
of the Magnolia family, common in New Zealand. See
Peruvian mastic tree, under Mastic.
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Xanthoxylum pipertium
(gcide) | Xanthoxylene \Xan*thox"y*lene\, n. [See Xanthoxylum.] (Chem.)
A liquid hydrocarbon of the terpene series extracted from the
seeds of a Japanese prickly ash (Xanthoxylum pipertium) as
an aromatic oil.
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