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

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ascensional means: tending to rise

asynchronous means: not synchronous; not occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase

asynchronous means: (digital communication) pertaining to a transmission technique that does not require a common clock between the communicating devices; timing signals are derived from special characters in the data stream itself

blue jay means: common jay of eastern North America; bright blue with grey breast

borago officinalis means: hairy blue-flowered European annual herb long used in herbal medicine and eaten raw as salad greens or cooked like spinach

cross-file means: have one's name listed as a candidate for several parties

decimal system of classification means: a system used by libraries to classify nonfictional publications into subject categories; the subject is indicated by a three-digit numeral and further specification is given by numerals following a decimal point; publications are shelved by number

despoilation means: the act of stripping and taking by force

detergence means: detergent quality; the quality of having cleansing power

goldstone means: aventurine spangled densely with fine gold-colored particles

lilium columbianum means: lily of western North America with showy orange-red purple-spotted flowers

marcionism means: the Christian heresy of the 2nd and 3rd centuries that rejected the Old Testament and denied the incarnation of God in Jesus as a human

mediterranean anemia means: an inherited form of anemia caused by faulty synthesis of hemoglobin

morrison remick waite means: United States jurist who was appointed chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1874 by President Grant (1816-1888)

mountain climbing means: the activity of climbing a mountain

odorous means: having a natural fragrance

odorous means: emitting an odor

odorous means: having odor or a characteristic odor

plica means: a folded part (as in skin or muscle)

ribbon means: notion consisting of a narrow strip of fine material used for trimming