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X . X, the twenty-fourth letter of the English alphabet, has three sounds; a compound nonvocal sound , as in wax; a compound vocal sound , as in example; and, at the beginning of a word, a simple vocal sound , as in xanthic. See Guide to Pronunciation, ?? 217, 270, 271.
The form and value of X are from the Latin X, which is from the Greek , 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.
Xan"thate , n. A salt of xanthic; a xanthogenate.
Xan"thic , a.
Xanthic acid , a heavy, astringent, colorless oil, C2H5O.CS.SH, 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 xanthogenic acid. -- Xanthic colors , those colors having some tinge of yellow; -- opposed to cyanic colors. See under Cyanic.
Xan"thide , n. A compound or derivative of xanthogen.
Xan"thin , n.
Xan"tho- . A combining form from Gr. xanqo`s yellow; as in xanthocobaltic salts. Used also adjectively in chemistry.
The Xanthochroi, 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.
Tylor.
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Xan"those , n. An orange-yellow substance found in pigment spots of certain crabs.
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