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

agonistical means: striving to overcome in argument

autosomal means: of or relating to an autosome

berk means: a stupid person who is easy to take advantage of

bureau of customs means: the agency of the Treasury Department that enforces import tariffs

casanova de seingalt means: an Italian adventurer who wrote vivid accounts of his sexual encounters (1725-1798)

codariocalyx means: used in some classifications for plants usually included in genus Desmodium

cult of personality means: intense devotion to a particular person

digitaria means: crab grass; finger grass

freyja means: (Norse mythology) goddess of love and fecundity; daughter of Njorth and sister of Frey

gaussmeter means: a meter to compare strengths of magnetic fields

gemma means: small asexual reproductive structure in e.g. liverworts and mosses that detaches from the parent and develops into a new individual

laughing gull means: small black-headed European gull

madeira cake means: a rich sponge cake with close texture; intended to be eaten with a glass of Madeira wine

mohave desert means: a desert area in southern California and western Arizona

nanchang means: a walled city in southeastern China on the Gan Jiang

northwester means: a wind from the northwest

repetitiousness means: verboseness resulting from excessive repetitions

spittlebug means: small leaping herbivorous insect that lives in a mass of protective froth which it and its larvae secrete

supraorbital vein means: drains the front of the scalp; unites with the supratrochlear vein to form the angular vein

xanthophyl means: yellow carotenoid pigments in plants and animal fats and egg yolks