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Such adjectives, derived from Greek, will have the prefix xanth- for yellow colored; xen- for foreign, xer- for dry; or xyl- for wood.

X adjectives include:

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xanthic - having a yellow colour

xanthochromic - having a yellow color such as cerebrospinal fluid containing bile

xanthous - light brown or yellow

xenogamous - refers to cross-fertilization

xenic - of or relating to a culture medium that contains unidentified organisms

xenophilic - relating to an attraction to foreign people and customs

xeric - of or adapted to an extremely dry habitat

xerographic - relating to xerography (a photocopying process)

xenial - relating to hospitality between host and guest

xenobiotic - relating to a chemical compound foreign to living organisms

xenogeneic - relating to tissues or cells belonging to individual of different species

xenolithic - relating to a rock that differs in composition, origin, and structure from the igneous rock enclosing it

xenophobic - afraid of those who are different

xenotropic - replicating or reproducing only in cells other than those of the host species

xerophilous - adapting to a dry climate

xerophthalmic - relating to a dry, thickened condition of the eyeball

xerophytic - relating to a plant adapted to a dry habitat

xerothermic - something adapted to or thriving in a hot and dry environment

xerotic - dry

xylographical - relating to the art of engraving on wood

xyloid - resembling wood

xylophonic - relating to the percussion instrument (xylophone)

xylophagous - relating to something that feeds on or bores into wood
Xeric (very dry), xyloid (woody) and xenophobic (dislike or fear of people from other countries) are adjectives. They start with the letter x.

Xeric is an adjective that means very dry. It begins with the letter x.

Xeric is a descriptive word. It means that the item or place is very dry.

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