xantho-

1. a combining form meaning “yellow,” used in the formation of compound words.

   xanthophyll.

xantho-

combining form

1. indicating yellow

   xanthophyll

Word History and Origins

Origin of xantho-¹

Combining form of Greek xanthós yellow

Word History and Origins

Origin of xantho-¹

from Greek xanthos yellow

Example Sentences

This week, 29Metals said seismic activity had restricted access to high-grade zinc deposits at the Xantho Extended area.

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The original reads, Arutoqi Xantho chinsui xite yraruru tocoroye, fitoga qite daicaino vxiuouo fitocuchino nomi t�ucusaruru michiga arǒcato t�ni,...

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On one occasion, a cheap trip by the steamer "Xantho" from Anstruther to Leith being advertised, many of the labouring classes, with their friends, arranged to visit Leith and Edinburgh.

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But that cry, Even from her chamber in the river-deeps, His mother heard: around her spun the nymphs Milesian wool stained through with hyaline dye, Drymo, Xantho, Ligea, Phyllodoce, Their glossy locks o'er snowy shoulders shed, Cydippe and Lycorias yellow-haired, A maiden one, one newly learned even then To bear Lucina's birth-pang.

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When To Use

What does xantho- mean?

Xantho- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “yellow.” It is used in many medical and scientific terms.In some instances, xantho- specifically represents the chemicals xanthine and xanthic acid.Xantho- comes from the Greek xanthós, meaning “yellow.” Xanthan gum is a substance with a variety of applications, including as a food additive. It is a substance exuded by colonies of the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris. The name of the genus, Xanthomonas, comes from the Greek xanthós (“yellow”) and monas (“entity”), a reference to the yellow color of the bacteria colonies.What are variants of xantho-?When combined with words or word elements that begin with a vowel, xantho- becomes xanth-, as in xanthene.