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xanthogenic

xanthogenic adjective: producing a yellow colour.

Adjective

xanthogenic (not comparable)

  1. Producing a yellow colour
  2. xanthic

Origin of xanthogenic

From xantho- + -genic.

Words formed from xanthogenic

Questions about xanthogenic

What does xanthogenic mean?
Xanthogenic means producing a yellow colour.
What part of speech is xanthogenic?
Xanthogenic is an adjective.

Words near xanthogenic in the dictionary

  1. xanthogen
  2. xanthogenamide
  3. xanthogenamides
  4. xanthogenate
  5. xanthogenates
  6. xanthogenic
  7. xanthogenic acid
  8. xanthogens
  9. xanthogranuloma
  10. xanthogranulomas
  11. xanthogranulomata

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