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There are 11 eight-letter words beginning with XA

XANTHAMS	• XANTHAM n. a gum produced by the culture fermentation of glucose, used as a stabilizer, also XANTHAN.
XANTHANS	• xanthans n. Plural of xanthan. • XANTHAN n. a gum produced by culture fermentation of glucose, used as a stabilizer, also XANTHAM.
XANTHATE	• xanthate n. (Chemistry) Any salt or ester of xanthic acid. • XANTHATE n. a salt of xanthic acid.
XANTHEIN	• xanthein n. (Chemistry) The water-soluble part of the yellow carotenoid pigment present in the cell sap of some plants. • XANTHEIN n. a soluble yellow colouring.
XANTHENE	• xanthene n. (Organic chemistry) any of a group of tricyclic heterocycles (dibenzopyrans) that are the basis for… • XANTHENE n. a white crystalline compound of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen, from which dyestuffs are derived.
XANTHINE	• xanthine n. (Chemistry) Any of a group of alkaloids that include caffeine, theophylline, and theobromine as well… • XANTHINE n. a white substance, structurally related to uric acid, found in muscle tissue, the liver and other organs, also XANTHIN.
XANTHINS	• xanthins n. Plural of xanthin. • XANTHIN n. a white substance, structurally related to uric acid, found in muscle tissue, the liver and other organs, also XANTHINE.
XANTHISM	• xanthism n. (Biology, zoology) A yellowish colouring of pigments in hair, skin, feathers, etc. • XANTHISM n. a condition of skin, fur or feathers in which yellow coloration predominates.
XANTHOMA	• xanthoma n. (Medicine) A small, yellow nodule, rich in cholesterol and other lipids, that occurs in the skin, often near a joint. • XANTHOMA n. a skin disease marked by the development of irregular yellowish patches upon the skin, esp. upon the eyelids.
XANTHONE	• xanthone n. (Organic chemistry) An aromatic ketone, 9-oxo-xanthene, that is used as an insecticide. • XANTHONE n. a ketone analogue of xanthene which forms the basis of various natural pigments.
XANTHOUS	• xanthous adj. Yellow-brown; yolk-colored. • xanthous adj. (Archaic, ethnology) Pertaining to people with yellowish, red, auburn, or brown hair. • XANTHOUS adj. yellow- or red-haired; yellow-skinned.

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.
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Scrabble in Romanian: 4 words

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