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amido derivative of xanthic acid
An amido derivative of xanthic acid obtained as a white crystalline substance, C 2 H 5 O.CS.NH 2 ; -- called also xanthogen amide .
— from The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary: Section X, Y, and Z by Project Gutenberg

amide derivative of xylic acid
An acid amide derivative of xylic acid, obtained as a white crystalline substance.
— from The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary: Section X, Y, and Z by Project Gutenberg

as Duke of Xara at
Was his father right in wanting to reign as an absolute monarch, with his hereditary house of peers, in which he, Othomar, now recalled his admission, as Duke of Xara, at his eighteenth year, with the ducal crown and the robes and chain of the order of the Imperial Orb?
— from Majesty: A Novel by Louis Couperus

apparent disappearance of XI and
The apparent disappearance of XI and XII is the result of changes between the 4th and 5th (present text) editions: Volume I:
— from Conversations on Chemistry, V. 1-2 In Which the Elements of that Science Are Familiarly Explained and Illustrated by Experiments by Mrs. (Jane Haldimand) Marcet

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