Wye

wi, n.; pi. Wyes, wiz. One of the 2 forked pieces or bearings resembling the letter Y in shape, in the opening or notch of which rest the ends of the axis supporting the telescope in a theodolite or level, the pivots in a transit instrument, etc. [Written also Tt pi. Y's.] Wyvera. See W iveb. (Chem.) Of, or pert, to, an oxide, called also urn oxide, obtained a rare variety of urinary calculus, and from similar concretions also to a certain heavy, oily, fluid acid. ~F. xanthique, f Gr. xanthos, yellow.] — Xan'thino, -thin, n. (Chem.) The yellow, insoluble coloring matter contained in certain plants and the petals of certain flowers. [F.]— Xan'thite, -thit,re. (Min.) A mineral occurring in rounded grains and foliated ma es, of a yellow color, and translu* eve, term In, Ice 5dd, tone. Or 707 XEBEC 687 cent. — Xan'tho, n. A small short-tailed crustacean, of many species, found in most seas. [NL.] — Xan'- thophyll, -tho-ril, n. (Chem.) Yellow coloring matter contained in the leaves of trees in autumn. [Gr. phullon, leaf.] —Xan'thorthite, -thor-thlt, n. (Min.) A mineral of a yellowish color, containing much water. Xebec,small, 3-mastedze'bek, ve el,n. A -*-„„«,„Xantho flondus. used in the Mediterranean Sea carries 2 large, square sails, or, when close hauled, large lateen sails. [Sp. xabeque, jabeque, Pg. xabeco, Turk, sumbaki, a kind of Asiatic ship, Ar. sumbuk, a small ship.]