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@@ -69,13 +69,13 @@ knowledge base should contact: <p><hw>Xanth*am"ide</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Xanth</ets>ic + <ets>amide</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An amido derivative of xanthic acid obtained as a white crystalline substance, <chform>C2H5O.CS.NH2</chform>; -- called also <altname>xanthogen amide</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Xan"thate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Xanthic</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of xanthic; a xanthogenate.</def><br/
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-<p><hw>\'d8Xan`the*las"ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.; Gr. <grk>xanqo`s</grk> yellow + <grk>'e`lasma</grk> a metal plate.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>See <er>Xanthoma</er>.</def><br/
+<p>\'d8<hw>Xan`the*las"ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.; Gr. <grk>xanqo`s</grk> yellow + <grk>'e`lasma</grk> a metal plate.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>See <er>Xanthoma</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Xan"thi*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to <etsep>Xanthus</etsep>, an ancient town on Asia Minor; -- applied especially to certain marbles found near that place, and now in the British Museum.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Xan"thic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>xanqo`s</grk> yellow: cf. F. <ets>xanthique</ets>.]</ety><br/
@@ -90,13 +90,13 @@ knowledge base should contact: <p><cs><col><b>Xanthic acid</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>a heavy, astringent, colorless oil, <chform>C2H5O.CS.SH</chform>, having a pungent odor. It is produced by leading carbon disulphide into a hot alcoholic solution of potassium hydroxide. So called from the yellow color of many of its salts. Called also <altname>xanthogenic acid</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>Xanthic colors</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>those colors (of flowers) having some tinge of yellow; -- opposed to <contr>cyanic colors</contr>. See under <er>Cyanic</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><hw>Xan"thide</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Xantho-</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A compound or derivative of xanthogen.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/
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-<p><hw>\'d8Xan*thid"i*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Xanthidia</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>xanqo`s</grk> yellow.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of minute unicellular alg\'91 of the desmids. These alg\'91 have a rounded shape and are armed with glochidiate or branched aculei. Several species occur in ditches, and others are found fossil in flint or hornstone.</def><br/
+<p>\'d8<hw>Xan*thid"i*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Xanthidia</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>xanqo`s</grk> yellow.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of minute unicellular alg\'91 of the desmids. These alg\'91 have a rounded shape and are armed with glochidiate or branched aculei. Several species occur in ditches, and others are found fossil in flint or hornstone.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Xan"thin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>xanqo`s</grk> yellow.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>same as <er>xanthine</er>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A yellow insoluble coloring matter extracted from yellow flowers; specifically, the coloring matter of madder.</def> <altsp>[Formerly written also <asp>xanthein</asp>.]</altsp><br/
@@ -108,22 +108,22 @@ knowledge base should contact: <p><mhw>{ <hw>Xan"thine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> Also <hw>Xan"thin</hw> }</mhw>. <ety>[Gr. <grk>xanqo`s</grk> yellow.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <def>A type of purine obtainable as a white microcrystalline powder, <chform>C5H4O2N4</chform>, present in muscle tissue, in the liver, spleen, pancreas, and other organs, and also in urine (in small quantities) and some urinary calculi, and in the juices of certain plants; -- so called because it leaves a yellow residue when evaporated to dryness with nitric acid. It is also present in guano. Xanthine is closely related to uric acid.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Xan"thi*nine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>xanqo`s</grk> yellow + qu<ets>inine</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A complex nitrogenous substance related to urea and uric acid, produced as a white powder; -- so called because it forms yellow salts, and because its solution forms a blue fluorescence like quinine.</def><br/
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-<p><hw>\'d8Xan"thi*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>xa`nqion</grk> a plant used for dyeing the hair yellow, said to be the <spn>Xanthium strumarium</spn>, from <grk>xanqo`s</grk> yellow.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of composite plants in which the scales of the involucre are united so as to form a kind of bur; cocklebur; clotbur.</def><br/
+<p>\'d8<hw>Xan"thi*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>xa`nqion</grk> a plant used for dyeing the hair yellow, said to be the <spn>Xanthium strumarium</spn>, from <grk>xanqo`s</grk> yellow.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of composite plants in which the scales of the involucre are united so as to form a kind of bur; cocklebur; clotbur.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Xan"tho-</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>A combining form from Gr. <grk>xanqo`s</grk> yellow; as in <ex>xantho</ex>cobaltic salts. Used also adjectively in chemistry.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Xan`tho*car"pous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Xantho-</ets> + Gr. <grk>karpo`s</grk> fruit.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having yellow fruit.</def><br/
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-<p><hw>\'d8Xan*thoch"ro*i</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Xanthochroic</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <def>A division of the Caucasian races, comprising the lighter-colored members.</def><br/
+<p>\'d8<hw>Xan*thoch"ro*i</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Xanthochroic</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <def>A division of the Caucasian races, comprising the lighter-colored members.</def><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>Xanthochroi</qex>, or fair whites, . . . are the prevalent inhabitants of Northern Europe, and the type may be traced into North Africa, and eastward as far as Hindostan.</q> <rj><qau>Tylor.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Xan`tho*chro"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Xantho-</ets> + Gr. <grk>chro`a</grk> color.]</ety> <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <def>Having a yellowish or fair complexion; of or pertaining to the Xanthochroi.</def><br/
@@ -144,13 +144,13 @@ knowledge base should contact: <p><hw>Xan"tho*gen*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of xanthic acid.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Xan`tho*gen"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Xantho-</er>, and <er>-gen</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Producing a yellow color or compound; xanthic. See <cref>Xanthic acid</cref>, under <er>Xanthic</er>.</def><br/
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-<p><hw>\'d8Xan*tho"ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Xantho-</er>, and <er>-oma</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A skin disease marked by the development or irregular yellowish patches upon the skin, especially upon the eyelids; -- called also <altname>xanthelasma</altname>.</def><br/
+<p>\'d8<hw>Xan*tho"ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Xantho-</er>, and <er>-oma</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A skin disease marked by the development or irregular yellowish patches upon the skin, especially upon the eyelids; -- called also <altname>xanthelasma</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Xan*thom"a*tous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to xanthoma.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Xan`tho*mel"a*nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>xantho-</ets> + Gr. <?/, <?/, black.]</ety> <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the lighter division of the Melanochroi, or those races having an olive or yellow complexion and black hair.</def><br/
@@ -180,49 +180,49 @@ knowledge base should contact: <p><hw>Xan`tho*rhi"za</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>xanqo`s</grk> yellow + <grk>"ri`za</grk> root.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of shrubby ranunculaceous plants of North America, including only the species <spn>Xanthorhiza apiifolia</spn>, which has roots of a deep yellow color; yellowroot. The bark is intensely bitter, and is sometimes used as a tonic.</def><br/
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-<p><hw>\'d8Xan`tho*rh\'d2"a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. <grk>xanqo`s</grk> yellow + <grk>"rei^n</grk> to flow.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of endogenous plants, native to Australia, having a thick, sometimes arborescent, stem, and long grasslike leaves. See <er>Grass tree</er>.</def><br/
+<p>\'d8<hw>Xan`tho*rh\'d2"a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. <grk>xanqo`s</grk> yellow + <grk>"rei^n</grk> to flow.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of endogenous plants, native to Australia, having a thick, sometimes arborescent, stem, and long grasslike leaves. See <er>Grass tree</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Xan"those</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An orange-yellow substance found in pigment spots of certain crabs.</def><br/
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-<p><hw>\'d8Xan*tho"sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>xanqo`s</grk> yellow.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The yellow discoloration often observed in cancerous tumors.</def><br/
+<p>\'d8<hw>Xan*tho"sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>xanqo`s</grk> yellow.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The yellow discoloration often observed in cancerous tumors.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Xan`tho*sper"mous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Xantho-</ets> + Gr. <grk>spe`rma</grk> sperm.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having yellow seeds.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Xan"thous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>xanqo`s</grk> yellow.]</ety> <def>Yellow; specifically <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld>, of or pertaining to those races of man which have yellowish, red, auburn, or brown hair.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Xan*thox"y*lene</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Xanthoxylum</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A liquid hydrocarbon of the terpene series extracted from the seeds of a Japanese prickly ash (<spn>Xanthoxylum pipertium</spn>) as an aromatic oil.</def><br/
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-<p><hw>\'d8Xan*thox"y*lum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. <grk>xanqo`s</grk> yellow + <grk>xy`lon</grk> wood.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of prickly shrubs or small trees, the bark and rots of which are of a deep yellow color; prickly ash.</def><br/
+<p>\'d8<hw>Xan*thox"y*lum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. <grk>xanqo`s</grk> yellow + <grk>xy`lon</grk> wood.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of prickly shrubs or small trees, the bark and rots of which are of a deep yellow color; prickly ash.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ The commonest species in the Northern United States is <spn>Xanthoxylum Americanum</spn>. See <cref>Prickly ash</cref>, under <er>Prickly</er>.</note><br/
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<p><hw>Xe"bec</hw> <pr>(z<emac/"b<ecr/k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. <ets>jabegue</ets>, formerly spelt <ets>xabeque</ets>, or Pg. <ets>xabeco</ets>; both from Turk. <ets>sumbeki</ets> a kind of Asiatic ship; cf. Per. <ets>sumbuk</ets>, Ar. <ets>sumb<umac/k</ets> a small ship.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A small three-masted vessel, with projecting bow stern and convex decks, used in the Mediterranean for transporting merchandise, etc. It carries large square sails, or both. Xebecs were formerly armed and used by corsairs.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Xeme</hw> <pr>(z<emac/m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An Arctic fork-tailed gull (<spn>Xema Sabinii</spn>).</def><br/
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-<p><hw>\'d8Xen`e*la"si*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. <grk>xenhlasi`a</grk> expulsion of strangers.]</ety> <fld>(Gr. Antiq.)</fld> <def>A Spartan institution which prohibited strangers from residing in Sparta without permission, its object probably being to preserve the national simplicity of manners.</def><br/
+<p>\'d8<hw>Xen`e*la"si*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. <grk>xenhlasi`a</grk> expulsion of strangers.]</ety> <fld>(Gr. Antiq.)</fld> <def>A Spartan institution which prohibited strangers from residing in Sparta without permission, its object probably being to preserve the national simplicity of manners.</def><br/
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-<p><hw>\'d8Xe"ni*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Xenia</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., from Gr. <grk>xe`nion</grk> gift to a guest, fr. <grk>xe`nos</grk> guest.]</ety> <fld>(Class. Antiq.)</fld> <def>A present given to a guest or stranger, or to a foreign ambassador.</def><br/
+<p>\'d8<hw>Xe"ni*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Xenia</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., from Gr. <grk>xe`nion</grk> gift to a guest, fr. <grk>xe`nos</grk> guest.]</ety> <fld>(Class. Antiq.)</fld> <def>A present given to a guest or stranger, or to a foreign ambassador.</def><br/
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-<p><hw>\'d8Xen`o*do*chi"um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL., fr. L. <ets>xenodochium</ets> a building for the reception of strangers, Gr. <?/ .]</ety> <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Class. Antiq.)</fld> <def>A house for the reception of strangers.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>In the Middle Ages, a room in a monastery for the reception and entertainment of strangers and pilgrims, and for the relief of paupers. [Called also <altname>Xenodocheion</altname>.]</def><br/
+<p>\'d8<hw>Xen`o*do*chi"um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL., fr. L. <ets>xenodochium</ets> a building for the reception of strangers, Gr. <?/ .]</ety> <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Class. Antiq.)</fld> <def>A house for the reception of strangers.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>In the Middle Ages, a room in a monastery for the reception and entertainment of strangers and pilgrims, and for the relief of paupers. [Called also <altname>Xenodocheion</altname>.]</def><br/
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<p><hw>Xe*nod"o*chy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/.]</ety> <def>Reception of strangers; hospitality.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><hw>Xen"on</hw> <pr>(z<ecr/n"<ocr/n; z<emac/"n<ocr/n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>xe`non</grk>, neut. of <grk>xe`nos</grk> strange.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A very heavy, inert gaseous element of the noble gas group, occurring in the atmosphere in the proportion of one volume is about 20 millions. It was discovered by <person>Ramsay</person> and <person>Travers</person> in 1898. It can be condensed to a liquid boiling at -107\'f8 C., and to a solid which melts at -111.9\'f8 C. Symbol <it>Xe</it> (formely also <it>X</it>); atomic number 54; atomic weight 131.3.</def><br/
@@ -237,16 +237,16 @@ knowledge base should contact: <p><hw>Xen`o*ge*net"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to xenogenesis; <as>as, the <ex>xenogenetic</ex> origin of microzymes</as>.</def> <rj><au>Huxley.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Xen`o*ma"ni*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>xe`nos</grk> strange + E. <ets>mania</ets>.]</ety> <def>A mania for, or an inordinate attachment to, foreign customs, institutions, manners, fashions, etc.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Saintsbury.</au></rj><br/
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-<p><hw>\'d8Xen"o*mi</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. <grk>xe`nos</grk> strange.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A suborder of soft-rayed fresh-water fishes of which the blackfish of Alaska (<spn>Dallia pectoralis</spn>) is the type.</def><br/
+<p>\'d8<hw>Xen"o*mi</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. <grk>xe`nos</grk> strange.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A suborder of soft-rayed fresh-water fishes of which the blackfish of Alaska (<spn>Dallia pectoralis</spn>) is the type.</def><br/
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-<p><hw>\'d8Xe*nop`te*ryg"i*i</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. <grk>xe`nos</grk> strange + <?/, dim. of <?/ a wing.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A suborder of fishes including <gen>Gobiesox</gen> and allied genera. These fishes have soft-rayed fins, and a ventral sucker supported in front by the pectoral fins. They are destitute of scales.</def><br/
+<p>\'d8<hw>Xe*nop`te*ryg"i*i</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. <grk>xe`nos</grk> strange + <?/, dim. of <?/ a wing.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A suborder of fishes including <gen>Gobiesox</gen> and allied genera. These fishes have soft-rayed fins, and a ventral sucker supported in front by the pectoral fins. They are destitute of scales.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Xen"o*time</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ honoring guests or strangers; <grk>xe`nos</grk> guest, stranger + <?/ honor: cf. G. <ets>xenotim</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A native phosphate of yttrium occurring in yellowish-brown tetragonal crystals.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Xe*nu"rine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>xe`nos</grk> strange + <?/ tail.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A cabassou.</def><br/
@@ -267,13 +267,13 @@ knowledge base should contact: <p><hw>Xer"if</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A shereef.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Xer"iff</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Shereef</er>.]</ety> <def>A gold coin formerly current in Egypt and Turkey, of the value of about 9s. 6d., or about $2.30; -- also, in Morocco, a ducat.</def><br/
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-<p><hw>\'d8Xe`ro*der"ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ dry + <?/ skin.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Ichthyosis.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A skin disease characterized by the presence of numerous small pigmented spots resembling freckles, with which are subsequently mingled spots of atrophied skin.</def><br/
+<p>\'d8<hw>Xe`ro*der"ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ dry + <?/ skin.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Ichthyosis.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A skin disease characterized by the presence of numerous small pigmented spots resembling freckles, with which are subsequently mingled spots of atrophied skin.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Xe"ro*nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of xeronic acid.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Xe*ron"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ dry + citra<ets>conic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, an acid, <chform>C8H12O4</chform>, related to fumaric acid, and obtained from citraconic acid as an oily substance having a bittersweet taste; -- so called from its tendency to form its anhydride.</def><br/
@@ -285,40 +285,40 @@ knowledge base should contact: <p><hw>Xe*roph"i*lous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ dry + <?/ to love.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Drought-loving; able withstand the absence or lack of moisture.</def><br/
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<p><q>Plants which are peculiarly adapted to dry climates are termed by De Candolle <qex>xerophilous</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Goodale.</qau></rj><br/
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-<p><hw>\'d8Xe`roph*thal"mi*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. <?/; <?/ dry + <?/ the eye. See <er>Ophthalmia</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An abnormal dryness of the eyeball produced usually by long-continued inflammation and subsequent atrophy of the conjunctiva.</def><br/
+<p>\'d8<hw>Xe`roph*thal"mi*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. <?/; <?/ dry + <?/ the eye. See <er>Ophthalmia</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An abnormal dryness of the eyeball produced usually by long-continued inflammation and subsequent atrophy of the conjunctiva.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Xe`roph*thal"my</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Xerophthalmia.</def><br/
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-<p><hw>\'d8Xiph"i*as</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., a swordfish, a sword-shaped comet, fr. Gr. <grk>xifi`as</grk>, fr. <grk>xi`fos</grk> a sword.]</ety><br/
+<p>\'d8<hw>Xiph"i*as</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., a swordfish, a sword-shaped comet, fr. Gr. <grk>xifi`as</grk>, fr. <grk>xi`fos</grk> a sword.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of fishes comprising the common swordfish.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The constellation Dorado.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A comet shaped like a sword</def><br/
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-<p><hw>\'d8Xi*phid"i*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. <?/, dim. of <grk>xi`fos</grk> sword.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of plants of the order <spn>H\'91modrace\'91</spn>, having two-ranked, sword-shaped leaves.</def><br/
+<p>\'d8<hw>Xi*phid"i*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. <?/, dim. of <grk>xi`fos</grk> sword.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of plants of the order <spn>H\'91modrace\'91</spn>, having two-ranked, sword-shaped leaves.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Xiph"i*oid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Xiphius</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a cetacean of the genus <gen>Xiphius</gen> or family <fam>Xiphiid\'91</fam>.</def><br/
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-<p><hw>\'d8Xiph"i*plas"tron</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Xiphiplastra</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>xi`fos</grk> a sword + <ets>plastron</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The posterior, or fourth, lateral plate in the plastron of turtles; -- called also <altname>xiphisternum</altname>.</def><br/
+<p>\'d8<hw>Xiph"i*plas"tron</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Xiphiplastra</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>xi`fos</grk> a sword + <ets>plastron</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The posterior, or fourth, lateral plate in the plastron of turtles; -- called also <altname>xiphisternum</altname>.</def><br/
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-<p><hw>\'d8Xiph"i*ster"num</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Xiphisterna</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>xi`fos</grk> a sword + <ets>sternum</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The posterior segment, or extremity, of the sternum; -- sometimes called <altname>metasternum</altname>, <altname>ensiform cartilage</altname>, <altname>ensiform process</altname>, or <altname>xiphoid process</altname>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The xiphiplastron.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Xiph"i*ster"nal</wf> <pr>(#)</pr> <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/
+<p>\'d8<hw>Xiph"i*ster"num</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Xiphisterna</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>xi`fos</grk> a sword + <ets>sternum</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The posterior segment, or extremity, of the sternum; -- sometimes called <altname>metasternum</altname>, <altname>ensiform cartilage</altname>, <altname>ensiform process</altname>, or <altname>xiphoid process</altname>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The xiphiplastron.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Xiph"i*ster"nal</wf> <pr>(#)</pr> <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/
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-<p><hw>\'d8Xiph"i*us</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>xi`fos</grk> a sword.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of cetaceans having a long, pointed, bony beak, usually two tusklike teeth in the lower jaw, but no teeth in the upper jaw.</def><br/
+<p>\'d8<hw>Xiph"i*us</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>xi`fos</grk> a sword.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of cetaceans having a long, pointed, bony beak, usually two tusklike teeth in the lower jaw, but no teeth in the upper jaw.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Xiph"o*don</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>xi`fos</grk> a sword + <grk>'odoy`s</grk>, <grk>'odo`ntos</grk>, a tooth.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>An extinct genus of artiodactylous mammals found in the European Tertiary formations. It had slender legs, didactylous feet, and small canine teeth.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Xiph"oid</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ sword-shaped; <grk>xi`fos</grk> a sword + <?/ form, shape: cf. F. <ets>xiphoide</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Like a sword; ensiform.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Of or pertaining to the xiphoid process; xiphoidian.</def><br/
@@ -327,16 +327,16 @@ knowledge base should contact: <p><hw>Xiph*oid"i*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Xiphoid.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Xi*phoph"yl*lous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>xi`fos</grk> sword + <?/ leaf.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having sword-shaped leaves.</def><br/
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-<p><hw>\'d8Xiph`o*su"ra</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>See <er>Xiphura</er>.</def><br/
+<p>\'d8<hw>Xiph`o*su"ra</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>See <er>Xiphura</er>.</def><br/
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-<p><hw>\'d8Xi*phu"ra</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. <grk>xi`fos</grk> sword + <?/ tail.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Limuloidea</er>. Called also <altname>Xiphosura</altname>.</def><br/
+<p>\'d8<hw>Xi*phu"ra</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. <grk>xi`fos</grk> sword + <?/ tail.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Limuloidea</er>. Called also <altname>Xiphosura</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>XP</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[Belongs here in appearance only.]</ety> <def>The first two letters of the Greek word <grk>CHRISTOS</grk>, Christ; -- an abbreviation used with the letters separate or, oftener, in a monogram, often inclosed in a circle, as a symbol or emblem of Christ. It use as an emblem was introduced by Constantine the Great, whence it is known as the <col><b>Constantinian symbol</b></col>, or <col><b>monogram</b></col>. See <er>Labarum</er>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>x"-rat`ed</hw> <pr>(<ecr/ks"r<amac/t`<ecr/d)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[from a system of ratings for movies based on objectionableness of the content or suitability for children.]</ety> <def>having a rating of X; not suitable for children; broadly, obscene or sexually explicit.</def><br/
@@ -402,19 +402,19 @@ knowledge base should contact: <p><hw>Xy"li*tone</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A yellow oil having a geraniumlike odor, produced as a side product in making phorone; -- called also <altname>xylite oil</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Xy"lo-</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>A combining form from Gr. <grk>xy`lon</grk> wood; as in <ex>xylo</ex>gen, <ex>xylo</ex>graph.</def><br/
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-<p><hw>\'d8Xy`lo*bal"sa*mum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>xy`lon</grk> wood + <?/ the balsam tree, balsam; cf. L. <ets>xylobalsamum</ets> balsam wood, Gr. <?/.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The dried twigs of a Syrian tree (<spn>Balsamodendron Gileadense</spn>).</def> <rj><au>U. S. Disp.</au></rj><br/
+<p>\'d8<hw>Xy`lo*bal"sa*mum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>xy`lon</grk> wood + <?/ the balsam tree, balsam; cf. L. <ets>xylobalsamum</ets> balsam wood, Gr. <?/.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The dried twigs of a Syrian tree (<spn>Balsamodendron Gileadense</spn>).</def> <rj><au>U. S. Disp.</au></rj><br/
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<p><hw>Xy`lo*car"pous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Xylo-</ets> + Gr. <grk>karpo`s</grk> fruit.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Bearing fruit which becomes hard or woody.</def><br/
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-<p><hw>\'d8Xy*loc"o*pa</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ cutting wood; <grk>xy`lon</grk> wood + <?/ to cut.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of hymenopterous insects including the carpenter. See <cref>Carpenter bee</cref>, under <er>Carpenter</er>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Xy*loc"o*pine</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/
+<p>\'d8<hw>Xy*loc"o*pa</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ cutting wood; <grk>xy`lon</grk> wood + <?/ to cut.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of hymenopterous insects including the carpenter. See <cref>Carpenter bee</cref>, under <er>Carpenter</er>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Xy*loc"o*pine</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><hw>Xy"lo*gen</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Xylo-</ets> + <ets>-gen</ets>.]</ety> <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Nascent wood; wood cells in a forming state.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Lignin.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Xy"lo*graph</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Xylo-</ets> + <ets>-graph</ets>.]</ety> <def>An engraving on wood, or the impression from such an engraving; a print by xylography.</def><br/
@@ -450,19 +450,19 @@ knowledge base should contact: <p><hw>Xy*lol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>xylo-</ets> + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>The branch of dendrology treating of the gross and minute structure of wood.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Xy"lon*ite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Zylonite</er>.</def><br/
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-<p><hw>\'d8Xy*loph"a*ga</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Xylophagous</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of marine bivalves which bore holes in wood. They are allied to Pholas.</def><br/
+<p>\'d8<hw>Xy*loph"a*ga</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Xylophagous</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of marine bivalves which bore holes in wood. They are allied to Pholas.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Xy*loph"a*gan</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Xylophagous</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>One of a tribe of beetles whose larv\'91 bore or live in wood.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Any species of Xylophaga.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>Any one of the Xylophagides.</def><br/
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-<p><hw>\'d8Xy`lo*phag"i*des</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Xylophagous</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A tribe or family of dipterous flies whose larv\'91 live in decayed wood. Some of the tropical species are very large.</def><br/
+<p>\'d8<hw>Xy`lo*phag"i*des</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Xylophagous</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A tribe or family of dipterous flies whose larv\'91 live in decayed wood. Some of the tropical species are very large.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Xy*loph"a*gous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ eating wood; <grk>xy`lon</grk> wood + <?/ to eat.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Eating, boring in, or destroying, wood; -- said especially of certain insect larv\'91, crustaceans, and mollusks.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Of or pertaining to the genus <gen>Xylophaga</gen>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Xy*loph"i*lan</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Xylophilous</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of a tribe of beetles (<fam>Xylophili</fam>) whose larv\'91 live on decayed wood.</def><br/
@@ -510,25 +510,25 @@ knowledge base should contact: <p><hw>Xy*lot"o*mous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>xylo-</ets> + root of Gr. <?/ to cut.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Capable of boring or cutting wood; -- said of many insects.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Xy*lot"o*my</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>xylo-</ets> + <ets>-tomy</ets>.]</ety> <def>Art of preparing sections (transverse, tangential, or radial) of wood, esp. by means of a microtome, for microscopic examination.</def><br/
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-<p><hw>\'d8Xy*lo"try*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>xy`lon</grk> wood + <?/ to rub, wear out.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of marine bivalves closely allied to Teredo, and equally destructive to timber. One species (<spn>Xylotrya fimbriata</spn>) is very common on the Atlantic coast of the United States.</def><br/
+<p>\'d8<hw>Xy*lo"try*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>xy`lon</grk> wood + <?/ to rub, wear out.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of marine bivalves closely allied to Teredo, and equally destructive to timber. One species (<spn>Xylotrya fimbriata</spn>) is very common on the Atlantic coast of the United States.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Xy"lyl</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Xylo-</ets> + <ets>-yl</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Any one of three metameric radicals which are characteristic respectively of the three xylenes.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Xy"lyl*ene</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Any one of three metameric radicals, <chform>CH2.C6H4.CH2</chform>, derived respectively from the three xylenes. Often used adjectively; <as>as, <ex>xylylene</ex> alcohol</as>.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Xyr`i*da"ceous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to a natural order (<spn>Xyride\'91</spn>) of endogenous plants, of which Xyris is the type.</def><br/
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-<p><hw>\'d8Xy"ris</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., a kind of Iris, Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ a razor.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of endogenous herbs with grassy leaves and small yellow flowers in short, scaly-bracted spikes; yellow-eyed grass. There are about seventeen species in the Atlantic United States.</def><br/
+<p>\'d8<hw>Xy"ris</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., a kind of Iris, Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ a razor.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of endogenous herbs with grassy leaves and small yellow flowers in short, scaly-bracted spikes; yellow-eyed grass. There are about seventeen species in the Atlantic United States.</def><br/
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Xyst</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>\'d8Xys"tus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>xystus</ets>, Gr. <?/, from <?/ to scrape, polish; -- so called from its smooth and polished floor.]</ety> <fld>(Anc. Arch.)</fld> <def>A long and open portico, for athletic exercises, as wrestling, running, etc., for use in winter or in stormy weather.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Xyst"arch</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>xystarches</ets>, Gr. <?/, <?/ a xyst + <?/ to rule.]</ety> <fld>(Gr. Antiq.)</fld> <def>An office<?/ having the superintendence of the xyst.</def> <rj><au>Dr. W. Smith.</au></rj><br/
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