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

appalled means: struck with fear, dread, or consternation

bacteriology means: the branch of medical science that studies bacteria in relation to disease

child support means: court-ordered support paid by one spouse to the other who has custody of the children after the parents are separated

constable means: a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff

constable means: a police officer of the lowest rank

constable means: English landscape painter (1776-1837)

corrigenda means: a list of printing errors in a book along with their corrections

crataegus marshallii means: southern United States hawthorn with pinnately lobed leaves

demise means: the time when something ends

demise means: transfer by a lease or by a will

diaeresis means: a diacritical mark (two dots) placed over a vowel to indicate that it does not form a diphthong with an adjacent vowel

european corn borer moth means: native to Europe; in America the larvae bore into the stem and crown of corn and other plants

leptoptilus crumeniferus means: large African black-and-white carrion-eating stork; its downy underwing feathers are used to trim garments

marvellously means: (used as an intensifier) extremely well

minimus means: the fifth digit; the little finger or little toe

parve means: containing no meat or milk (or their derivatives) and thus eatable with both meat and dairy dishes according to the dietary laws of Judaism

prunus insititia means: small wild or half-domesticated Eurasian plum bearing small ovoid fruit in clusters

semantic error means: an error in logic or arithmetic that must be detected at run time

step forward means: make oneself visible; take action

suckle means: give suck to