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xerophagy (n.)
"habit of living on dry food," especially as a form of fasting, 1650s, from xero- "dry" + -phagy "eating" (see -phagous).
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xerophilous (adj.)
"drought-loving," 1863, from xero- + -philous, from Greek from philos "loving," of uncertain origin.
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xerophyte (n.)
1897, from xero- + Greek phyton "a plant" (see phyto-).
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xerosis (n.)
1890, Modern Latin, from Greek xerosis, from xeros "dry" (see xerasia) + -osis.
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xerotic (adj.)
"characterized by dryness," 1901, from stem of xero- + -ic.
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Xerox 
1952, trademark taken out by Haloid Co. of Rochester, N.Y., for a copying device, from xerography. The verb is first attested 1965, from the noun, despite strenuous objection from the Xerox copyright department. Related: Xeroxed; Xeroxing.
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Xerxes 
king of Persia who reigned 486-465 B.C.E., Greek Xerxes, from Old Persian Xšayaršan, literally "male (i.e. 'hero') among kings," from Xšaya- "to rule over" (see shah) + aršan "male, man, hero." The Hebrew rendition was Ahashwerosh, Ahashresh.
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Xhosa (n.)
South African Bantu people, 1801, their self-designation. Also of their language.
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xi (n.)
fourteenth letter of the Greek alphabet.
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xiphias (n.)
1660s, genus of swordfish, from Greek xiphias "swordfish," from xiphos "a sword" (see xiphoid). Related: Xiphioid.
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