Words starting with x

Words, definitions, meanings and synonyms

x means: street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine

x means: the 24th letter of the Roman alphabet

x means: the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

x means: being one more than nine

x chromosome means: the sex chromosome that is present in both sexes: singly in males and doubly in females

x ray means: a radiogram made by exposing photographic film to X rays; used in medical diagnosis

x ray means: electromagnetic radiation of short wavelength produced when high-speed electrons strike a solid target

x-axis means: the horizontal axis in a plane coordinate system

x-linked means: relating to genes or characteristics or conditions carried on the X chromosome

x-linked dominant inheritance means: hereditary pattern in which a dominant gene on the X chromosome causes a characteristic to be manifested in the offspring

Words, definitions, meanings and synonyms

backbench means: any of the seats occupied by backbenchers in the House of Commons

bearded darnel means: weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous

brobdingnag means: a land imagined by Jonathan Swift where everything was enormous

bylaw means: a rule adopted by an organization in order to regulate its own affairs and the behavior of its members

dictionary means: a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them

discordant means: not in agreement or harmony

discordant means: lacking in harmony

electric toothbrush means: a toothbrush with an electric motor in the handle that vibrates the head of the brush

erysimum asperum means: biennial or short-lived perennial prairie rocket having orange-yellow flowers; western North America to Minnesota and Kansas; sometimes placed in genus Cheiranthus

genus arundo means: any of several coarse tall perennial grasses of most warm areas: reeds

hillside means: the side or slope of a hill

hydroid means: colonial coelenterates having the polyp phase dominant

midiron means: long iron with a nearly vertical face

old age means: a late time of life

ostrich fern means: tall fern of northern temperate regions having graceful arched fronds and sporophylls resembling ostrich plumes

out of whack means: out of balance or out of adjustment

place-kick means: score (a goal) by making a place kick

place-kick means: kick (a ball) from a stationary position, in football

pulasan tree means: East Indian fruit tree bearing fruit similar to but sweeter than that of the rambutan

sebastian vizcaino means: Spanish explorer who was the first European to explore the California coast (1550-1615)