ZUY — Zumaya: a language of Cameroon (Regional » Language Codes (3 Letters)) … Abbreviations dictionary
zuy — ISO 639 3 Code of Language ISO 639 2/B Code : ISO 639 2/T Code : ISO 639 1 Code : Scope : Individual Language Type : Living Language Name : Zumaya … Names of Languages ISO 639-3
ZUY — abbr. Zumaya … Dictionary of abbreviations
xylene — /zuy leen/, n. Chem. any of three oily, colorless, water insoluble, flammable, toxic, isomeric liquids, C8H10, of the benzene series, obtained mostly from coal tar: used chiefly in the manufacture of dyes. Also, xylol /zuy lawl, lol/. Also called … Universalium
xi — /zuy, suy/; Gk. /ksee/, n., pl. xis. 1. the 14th letter of the Greek alphabet. 2. the group of consonant sounds represented by this letter. * * * (as used in expressions) Charles XI Constantine XI Palaeologus Louis XI Xi River Xi Jiang … Universalium
xylan — /zuy lan/, n. Chem. the pentosan occurring in woody tissue that hydrolyzes to xylose: used as a source of furfural. [1890 95; < Gk xýl(on) wood + an, var. of ANE] * * * … Universalium
xylem — /zuy leuhm, lem/, n. Bot. a compound tissue in vascular plants that helps provide support and that conducts water and nutrients upward from the roots, consisting of tracheids, vessels, parenchyma cells, and woody fibers. [1870 75; < G, equiv. to… … Universalium
xylic acid — /zuy lik, zil ik/, Chem. any of six colorless, crystalline, isomeric acids having the formula C9H10O2, derived from xylene. [1870 75; XYL(ENE) + IC] * * * … Universalium
xylidine — /zuy li deen , din, zil i /, n. 1. any of six isomeric compounds that have the formula C8H11N, are derivatives of xylene, and resemble aniline: used in dye manufacture. 2. an oily liquid consisting of a mixture of certain of these compounds, used … Universalium
xylitol — /zuy li tawl , tol /, n. Biochem. a naturally occurring pentose sugar alcohol, C5H12O5, used as a sugar substitute. [ < G Xylit (1891), equiv. to Xyl(ose) XYLOSE + it ITE1; see ITOL] * * * … Universalium
