": a polysaccharide that is produced by fermentation of carbohydrates by a gram-negative bacterium ( Xanthomonas campestris ) and is a thickening and suspending agent used especially in pharmaceuticals and prepared foods":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8zan-th\u0259n-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In a large bowl, lightly whisk together the flour mix, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, ground ginger, xanthan gum , allspice, cloves, orange peel and salt until combined. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Apr. 2022",
"For his sauce, Ethan, who worked at upscale Seattle restaurants, blends tamari (making the dish gluten-free), vinegar and aromatics in a Vitamix, then stirs in a little xanthan gum as a thickener. \u2014 Michael Russell, oregonlive , 22 Sep. 2021",
"The chefs like to marinate fresh Fresno chiles with white wine vinegar, sugar, salt and water for at least one week before blending them with a bit of xanthan gum to thicken the mixture slightly. \u2014 Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times , 21 Apr. 2021",
"Commercial ice cream in America is often made instead with stabilizers or thickeners like cornstarch or xanthan gum , which helps maintain a creamy texture and keeps it from melting too quickly. \u2014 Katy Severson, chicagotribune.com , 19 Mar. 2021",
"Mix in the xanthan gum and beat on high for another minute. \u2014 Akili King, Vogue , 24 Nov. 2020",
"In large bowl, stir together rolled oats, almond flour, gluten-free flour, baking soda and xanthan gum . \u2014 Mary Bergin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 29 Sep. 2020",
"Then there's xanthan gum (a thickening agent), daiya (an artisan vegan cheese), stevia (a natural sweetener), and a mix of cashews, nutritional yeast, sea salt and garlic powder that results in a Parmesan cheese substitute. \u2014 Karen Martin, Arkansas Online , 9 Aug. 2020",
"Add baking powder, xanthan gum , sugar, salt, and currants and mix until combined. \u2014 Kendra Nordin Beato, The Christian Science Monitor , 6 May 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"xanth- (in New Latin Xanthomonas, bacterial genus name, from xantho- xantho- + -monas, combining form used in the generic names of microorganisms, borrowed from Greek monad-, mon\u00e1s \"single item, unit\") + -an entry 3 \u2014 more at monad":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1964, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-024044"
},
"xanthamide":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an amide ROCSNH 2 of a xanthic acid":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8zan(t)th\u0259\u02ccm\u012bd",
"-m\u0259\u0307d",
"zan\u02c8tha\u02ccm-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"xanth- + amide":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-025937"
},
"xanth-":{
"type":[
"combining form"
],
"definitions":{
": yellow":[
"xanth oma",
"xanth elasma",
"xantho derma"
],
": xanthic acid":[
"xanth ate"
],
": yellow or yellowish and ammoniacal":[
"\u2014 in names of salts of cobalt xantho cobaltic chloride"
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Greek, from xanthos ; perhaps akin to Old High German hasan gray":""
": a salt or ester of any of various thio acids and especially C 3 H 6 OS 2":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8zan-\u02ccth\u0101t"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from French, from ( acide ) xanthique \"any of various thio acids\" (from Greek xanth\u00f3s \"yellow\" + French -ique -ic entry 1 ) + -ate -ate entry 1 \u2014 more at xantho-":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1831, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-072902"
},
"xanthogen":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": either of two univalent radicals:":[],
": the radical C 2 H 5 OCSS\u2212 derived from xanthic acid (see xanthic acid sense 1a )":[],
": the radical HOCSS\u2212 derived from xanthic acid (see xanthic acid sense 2 )":[]
": a cochineal-red to orange-yellow to brown mineral Ag 3 AsS 3 consisting of a silver arsenic sulfide and occurring in tabular crystals and often flat rhombohedrons \u2014 compare proustite":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"zan\u02c8th\u00e4k\u0259\u02ccn\u012bt"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"German xanthokon xanthoconite (from xanth- + Greek konis dust) + English -ite ; from the color of its streak powder":""
": the type genus of the family Xancidae \u2014 compare chank shell":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8za\u014bk\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, perhaps modification of Sanskrit \u015ba\u1e45kha conch":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-143913"
},
"xanthic acid":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a colorless unstable oily thio acid C 2 H 5 OCSSH obtained in the form of its potassium salt by reaction of potassium ethoxide with carbon disulfide; O -ethyl dithio-carbonate":[],
": any of a series of analogous unstable thio acids ROCSSH obtained in the form of their salts by reaction of alkoxides with carbon disulfide : an O -ester of dithio-carbonic acid":[
"methyl xanthic acid CH 3 OCSSH"
],
": a hypothetical thio acid HOCSSH whose O -esters are the xanthic acids : dithio-carbonic acid":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-171326"
},
"xanthation":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the process of xanthating":[
"xanthation is a step in the manufacture of viscose"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"zan\u02c8th\u0101sh\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"xanthate + -ion":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-172259"
},
"xanthochroous":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": having a yellowish skin and fair hair":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02c8)zan\u00a6th\u00e4kr\u0259w\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Greek xanthochroos , from xanth- + -chroos -chroous":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-173340"
},
"xantho-":{
"type":[
"combining form"
],
"definitions":{
": yellow":[
"xantho phyll"
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Greek, combining form of xanth\u00f3s \"yellow of various shades, blond, reds or browns with a yellowish cast,\" of obscure origin":""
"probably borrowed from German Xanthen, from Greek xanth\u00f3s \"yellow\" + -en -ene \u2014 more at xantho-":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1898, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-194319"
},
"Xancidae":{
"type":[
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a family of gastropod mollusks (suborder Rachiglossa) comprising the Asian chank and related forms":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8za\u014bk\u0259\u02ccd\u0113",
"\u02c8zans\u0259-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Xancus , type genus + -idae":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-205036"
},
"Xanthium":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a genus of coarse and rough or spiny herbs (family Compositae) having small heads of greenish flowers of which the pistillate enclosed in an involucre becomes a burr covered with hooked bristles \u2014 see cocklebur":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8zan(t)th\u0113\u0259m"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Greek xanthion , a plant used to dye the hair yellow, from xanthos yellow":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-205242"
},
"xanthine":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8zan-\u02ccth\u0113n"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from German Xanthin, from Xanth oxyd, an earlier name for the substance (borrowed from English xanthic oxide ; xanthic from Greek xanth\u00f3s \"yellow\" + -ic entry 1 ) + -in -in entry 1 \u2014 more at xantho-":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1857, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-212229"
},
"xanthene dye":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": any of various brilliant fluorescent yellow to pink to bluish-red dyes that are characterized by the presence of the xanthene nucleus":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1930, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-222546"
},
"xanthin":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a carotenoid pigment (as cryptoxanthin or zeaxanthin) soluble in alcohol":[]
"Greek Xanthipp\u0113 , shrewish wife of Socrates":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1691, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-233413"
},
"Xanthocephalus":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a genus of blackbirds comprising only the yellow-headed blackbird of western North America":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cczan(t)th\u014d\u02c8sef\u0259l\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from xanth- + -cephalus":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-014424"
},
"Xanthoceras":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a monotypic genus of Chinese shrubs (family Sapindaceae) that have pinnately compound leaves, racemose rather showy white flowers with red or yellow spots, and a fruit resembling the horse chestnut but without prickles":[]
