XEROPHAGY
Xe*roph"a*gy, n. Etym: [L. xerophagia, Gr.
Defn: Among the primitive Christians, the living on a diet of dry food in Lent and on other fasts.
XEROPHILOUS
Xe*roph"i*lous, a. Etym: [Gr. (Bot.)
Defn: Drought-loving; able withstand the absence or lack of moisture.
Plants which are peculiarly adapted to dry climates are termed by De
Candolle xerophilous. Goodale.
XEROPHTHALMIA
Xe`roph*thal"mi*a, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. Ophthalmia.] (Med.)
Defn: An abnormal dryness of the eyeball produced usually by long- continued inflammation and subsequent atrophy of the conjunctiva.
XEROPHTHALMY
Xe`roph*thal"my, n. (Med.)
Defn: Xerophthalmia.
XIPHIAS
Xiph"i*as, n. Etym: [L., a swordfish, a sword-shaped comet, fr. Gr.
1. (Zoöl.)