Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of brachyurous crustaceans, of the family Cancridæ, with numerous species. Also
Xanthus .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- A combining form from Gr. xanqo`s yellow; as in
xantho cobaltic salts. Used also adjectively in chemistry.
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- prefix
yellow - prefix chemistry derivative of
xanthic acid
Etymologies
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From Ancient Greek ξανθός (ksanthos, "yellow").
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