X, the twenty-fourth letter of the English alphabet, has three sounds; a compound nonvocal sound (that of ks), as in wax; a compound vocal sound (that of gz), as in example; and, at the beginning of a word, a simple vocal sound (that of
The form and value of X are from the Latin X, which is from the Greek Χ, which in some Greek alphabets had the value of ks, though in the one now in common use it represents an aspirated sound of k. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Xanthic + amide. ] (Chem.) An amido derivative of xanthic acid obtained as a white crystalline substance,
n. [ See Xanthic. ] (Chem.) A salt of xanthic; a xanthogenate. [ 1913 Webster ]
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a. Of or pertaining to
a. [ Gr.
Xanthic acid (Chem.),
Xanthic colors (Bot.),
n. [ See Xantho-. ] (Chem.) A compound or derivative of xanthogen. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]
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