Defn: Sherry. See Sherry.
XERIF
Xer"if, n.
Defn: A shereef.
XERIFF
Xer"iff, n. Etym: [See Shereef.]
Defn: A gold coin formerly current in Egypt and Turkey, of the value of about 9s. 6d., or about $2.30; — also, in Morocco, a ducat.
XERODERMA Xe`ro*der"ma, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.) (a) Ichthyosis. (b) A skin disease characterized by the presence of numerous small pigmented spots resembling freckles, with which are subsequently mingled spots of atrophied skin.
XERONATE
Xe"ro*nate, n. (Chem.)
Defn: A salt of xeronic acid.
XERONIC
Xe*ron"ic, a. Etym: [Gr. conic.] (Chem.)
Defn: Pertaining to, or designating, an acid, C8H12O4, related to fumaric acid, and obtained from citraconic acid as an oily substance having a bittersweet taste; — so called from its tendency to form its anhydride.