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Xylorcin: Definition and part of speech

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Xylorcin

  1. n. A derivative of xylene obtained as a white crystalline substance which on exposure in the air becomes red; — called also betaorcin.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Xylophagan: Definition and part of speech

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Xylophagan

  1. n. Any one of the Xylophagides.
  2. n. One of a tribe of beetles whose larvae bore or live in wood.
  3. n. Any species of Xylophaga.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Xylophagides: Definition and part of speech

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Xylophagides

  1. n. pl. A tribe or family of dipterous flies whose larvae live in decayed wood. Some of the tropical species are very large.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Xylophagous: Definition and part of speech

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Xylophagous

  1. a. Of or pertaining to the genus Xylophaga.
  2. a. Eating, boring in, or destroying, wood; — said especially of certain insect larvae, crustaceans, and mollusks.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Xyloidin: Definition and part of speech

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Xyloidin

  1. n. A substance resembling pyroxylin, obtained by the action of nitric acid on starch; — called also nitramidin.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.