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xanthic
[zan-thik]
adjective
of or relating to a yellow or yellowish color.
Chemistry.of or derived from xanthine or xanthic acid.
xanthic
/ ˈæθɪ /
adjective
of, containing, or derived from xanthic acid
rarebotany having a yellow colour
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
The first, which included the yellow, was called the Xanthic; the second, which omitted the yellow, the Cyanic.
Xanthic, flowers including yellow in their color, 45.
Xan′thate, a salt of xanthic acid.—adj.
"Perhaps if we find his xanthic highness after a good meal he will be inclined to be a bit more lenient," Loomis whispered with a forced laugh, trying to cheer his glum companions.
On this day, it was ornamental designs engraved on tombstones, xanthic blooms of Magnolia trees, the flight of birds observed from the car, and now nests under a bridge.
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