Words Starting with Letter 'X'

Having a bright yellow or yellowish color, often used to describe flowers or minerals.

A natural yellow coloring matter found inside certain plants, autumn leaves, and yellow flowers.

A small, fast sailing ship with three masts that people used long ago for trading and travel across the sea.

A friendly gift given to a guest or a stranger when they visit your home in ancient times.

A science word used by biologists to describe certain types of tiny parasitic organisms or cells.

A heavy, colorless gas that has no smell and is found in small amounts in the air.

A chemical group made from two connected benzene rings, used in scientific experiments.

Another traditional name for sherry, which is a type of fortified Spanish wine made from grapes grown in Spain.

An old historical title used for a ruler or religious leader in some traditional Muslim countries.

Relating to or being an acid made from certain chemical reactions.

The scientific name for the swordfish, a large ocean fish with a long, sharp bill like a sword.

An extinct type of toothed whale.

Shaped like a sharp sword, such as the small pointy tip at the very bottom of your breastbone.

A scientific group of sea animals that includes the living horseshoe crab and its ancient relatives.

A type of plant material found in the cell walls of wood and plants.

To treat, mix, or combine something with wood or wood alcohol chemicals.

Special tube-like tissue inside plant stems that carries water and minerals up from the roots to the leaves.

A clear liquid made from petroleum that is used to make other chemicals and helps dissolve paint.

A laboratory chemical used by scientists to help manufacture everyday products like plastics.

Relating to or made from wood, coming from trees and forest plants.

Relating to or coming from xylene, which is a clear liquid chemical used in making paints and plastics.

Relating to or made from a chemical compound called xylidilic acid, used in scientific laboratories.

A rare type of mineral or asbestos that has a fibrous texture and looks a bit like petrified wood.

A special plant tissue inside stems and roots that hardens and turns into wood as the plant grows bigger.

Looking, sounding, or feeling very much like wood, such as a toy carved from a sturdy tree branch.

A clear liquid chemical mixture used in factories as a solvent to dissolve other materials like paint.

A type of natural sugar that comes from wood and plants, often called wood sugar.

A chemical group formed by removing a hydrogen atom from xylene.

A type of marsh plant that grows in wet places and has bright yellow flowers on top.

A long, covered porch or walkway used in ancient Greece for athletic practice.

A medical tool used by surgeons to scrape bones during surgery.

A long covered porch or open walkway where ancient Greeks used to practice running and sports during the winter.