| 单词 | xylophages |
| 释义 | xylo- /zī-lō-/, or before a vowel xyl- /zīl-/combining formDenoting wood ORIGIN: Gr xylon wood xylem /zīˈləm/ noun (botany) Woody tissue in trees and plants, usu consisting of vessels, tracheides and fibres, all with lignified walls, with some more or less lignified parenchyma, concerned in the conduction of aqueous solutions, with storage and with mechanical support of the plant xyˈlene noun C6H4(CH3)2, any of three dimethyl-benzenes, occurring in coal tar but not separable by fractional distillation xyˈlenol noun A synthetic resin, (CH3)2C6H3OH, any of six monohydric phenols derived from xylenes xyˈlic adjective
xyˈlitol noun A sweet crystalline alcohol obtained from xylose, that can be used as a sugar substitute xylobalˈsamum noun (Gr balsamon the balsam tree) the dried twigs, or the wood, of the balm of Gilead tree xyˈlocarp noun A hard and woody fruit, such as a coconut xylocarpˈous adjective xyˈlochrome noun (Gr chrōma colour) a mixture of substances to which the colour of heartwood is due, including tannins, gums, and resins xyˈlogen /-jen/ noun Xylem xylogenous /-lojˈən-əs/ adjective (botany) Growing on wood xylˈograph noun
xylogˈrapher noun xylographˈic or xylographˈical adjective xylography /zī-logˈrə-fi/ noun The art of engraving on wood xyˈloid adjective Woody, ligneous xyloidin or xyloidine /zi-loiˈdin/ noun (Gr eidos form, appearance) an explosive like gun-cotton, prepared by the action of strong nitric acid on starch or woody fibre such as pyroxylin, or a similar substance xyˈlol noun (L oleum oil) xylene xylolˈogy noun The study of the structure of wood xylōˈma noun (pl xylōˈmas or xylōˈmata) In fungi, a sclerotium-like body which forms spores internally and does not put out branches which develop into sporophores xylomˈeter noun An instrument for determining the specific gravity of wood xylonˈic adjective Designating an acid obtained by oxidizing xylose xyˈlonite or Xyˈlonite® noun A non-thermosetting plastic of the nitrocellulose type xylophagan /-lofˈə-gən/ noun (Gr phagein to eat) one of the Xylophˈaga, a genus of boring bivalves xyˈlophage /-fāj/ noun An insect larva, mollusc, etc that eats or bores into wood xylophagous /-lofˈə-gəs/ adjective Wood-eating xylophˈilous adjective Fond of wood, living on wood xyˈlophone noun
xylophonˈic adjective xylophˈonist noun Xylopia /-lōˈpi-ə/ noun (Gr pikros bitter) a genus of trees and shrubs of the custard apple family, natives of the tropics, chiefly in America xylopyrogˈraphy noun
xylorimˈba noun An extended xylophone combining the ranges of the xylophone and the marimba xyˈlose noun A pentose found in many plants, also known as wood sugar (C5H10O5) xylotˈomous adjective (Gr tomē a cut) of insects, wood-boring or woodcutting xylotypographˈic adjective Relating to, or printed from, wooden type xylotypogˈraphy noun xyˈlyl /-lil/ noun Any of the univalent radicals, C8H9, of the xylenes or their derivatives |
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