5-letter words starting with X

25 words · most common first (shown in gold) · meaning + pronunciation for each

1. XANAX/ˈzænæks/an antianxiety agent (trade name Xanax) of the benzodiazepine class
2. XEROX/ˈzɪɹɑks/a copy made by a xerographic printer
3. XCIII/ˈɛkssˈɪɪˌaɪ/being three more than ninety
4. XCVII/ˌɛkssˈivˈɪaɪ/being seven more than ninety
5. XEBEC/ˈzɛbək/A small three-masted vessel, with projecting bow stern and convex decks, used in the Mediterranean for…
6. XENON/ˈzinɑn/a colorless odorless inert gaseous element occurring in the earth's atmosphere in trace amounts
7. XENYL/zˈɛnaɪl/The radical characteristic of xenylic compounds
8. XERES/zɪɹz/Sherry. See Sherry
9. XERIC/zˈɛɹɪk/being deficient in moisture
10. XHOSA/ˈzoʊʃə/a member of the Negroid people of southern South Africa
11. XLIII/ɹˌoʊmən fˈɔɹɾi θɹˈi/being three more than forty
12. XLVII/ɹˌoʊmən fˈɔɹɾi sˈɛvən/being seven more than forty
13. XVIII/ɹˌoʊmən ˈeɪtin/the cardinal number that is the sum of seventeen and one
14. XXIII/ɹˌoʊmən twˈɛnti θɹˈi/the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-two and one
15. XXVII/ɹˌoʊmən twˈɛnti sˈɛvən/the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-six and one
16. XXXII/ɹˌoʊmən θˈɝɾi tˈu/being two more than thirty
17. XXXIV/ɹˌoʊmən θˈɝɾi fˈɔɹ/being four more than thirty
18. XXXVI/ɹˌoʊmən θˈɝɾi sˈɪks/being six more than thirty
19. XYLAN/zˈaɪlæn/A gummy substance of the pentosan class, present in woody tissue, and yielding xylose on hydrolysis; wood gum
20. XYLEM/zˈaɪləm/the woody part of plants: the supporting and water-conducting tissue, consisting primarily of tracheids and…
21. XYLIC/zˈaɪlɪk/Pertaining to, derived from, or related to, xylene; specifically, designating any one of several metameric…
22. XYLOL/zˈaɪlɑl/a colorless flammable volatile liquid hydrocarbon used as a solvent
23. XYLYL/zˈaɪlɪl/Any one of three metameric radicals which are characteristic respectively of the three xylenes
24. XYRIS/zˈaɪɹɪs/chiefly American marsh plants, having usually yellow flowers
25. XYSTS/zaɪsts/(XYST) A long and open portico, for athletic exercises, as wrestling, running, etc., for use in winter or in…