xanthic

adjective

xan·​thic

ˈzan(t)thik

1

a

: of, relating to, or tending toward a yellow color

b

of a flower : colored with some tint of yellow compare cyanic

2

: of or relating to xanthin or xanthine

Word History

Etymology

French xanthique, from xanth- + -ique -ic

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