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xanthochroic

/zænθəˈkɹəʊɪk/

xanthochroic adjective: pertaining to people or races with light hair and pale complexions.

Adjective

xanthochroic (comparative more xanthochroic, superlative most xanthochroic)

  1. pertaining to people or races with light hair and pale complexions

Forms of xanthochroic

comparativemore xanthochroic
superlativemost xanthochroic

Origin of xanthochroic

From New Latin Xanthochroi (from ξανθός (xanthós, “fair", "yellow", "golden", "blond”) and χρώς (khrṓs, “skin”)). By surface analysis, xantho- + -chroic.

Questions about xanthochroic

What does xanthochroic mean?
Xanthochroic means pertaining to people or races with light hair and pale complexions.
What part of speech is xanthochroic?
Xanthochroic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce xanthochroic?
Xanthochroic is pronounced /zænθəˈkɹəʊɪk/.

Words near xanthochroic in the dictionary

  1. xanthoblast
  2. xanthoblasts
  3. xanthocarpous
  4. xanthochroi
  5. xanthochroia
  6. xanthochroic
  7. xanthochroid
  8. xanthochroids
  9. xanthochroism
  10. xanthochromatic
  11. xanthochrome

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