xanthous

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xanthous

  • /ˈzæn.θəs/ UK, US

Rhymes with -ænθəs

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By surface analysis, xanth- + -ous.

adjective

  1. not comparable Yellow-brown; yolk-colored. Absorbent fatty xanthous histiocytes and xanthous granulations are observed in the marginal area of necrosis of the fatty tissue[…]
  2. archaic, not comparable Pertaining to people with yellowish, red, auburn, or brown hair. The xanthous variety springs up out of every black-haired race.

    Opposite: leucous, melanous

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adj yellow-brown

Españolocre
Françaisocre, ochracé
Русскийжёлтый žóltyj

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@misc{xanthous_2026,
  title = {xanthous},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/xanthous},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}