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xanthism

xanthism noun: a yellowish colouring of pigments in hair, skin, feathers, etc.

Noun

xanthism (uncountable)

  1. A yellowish colouring of pigments in hair, skin, feathers, etc.

Origin of xanthism

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ξανθισμός (xanthismós), by surface analysis, xanth- + -ism.

Words formed from xanthism

Questions about xanthism

What does xanthism mean?
Xanthism means a yellowish colouring of pigments in hair, skin, feathers, etc.
What part of speech is xanthism?
Xanthism is a noun.

Words near xanthism in the dictionary

  1. xanthione
  2. xanthiosite
  3. Xanthippe
  4. Xanthippes
  5. Xanthippic
  6. xanthism
  7. xanthitane
  8. xanthite
  9. xanthiuria
  10. xanthization
  11. xantho-

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