(chemistry) Any of a group of three isomeric aromatic hydrocarbons, found in coal and wood tar.
xylen
xylophagous
adjective
Feeding on wood. (of insects etc.)
dřevožravý
xylofágní
xylophone
/ˈzaɪ.ləˌfəʊn/, /ˈzaɪləˌfoʊn/
noun
(percussion instrument) Any musical instrument (percussion idiophone) made of wooden slats graduated so as to make the sounds of the scale when struck with a small drumstick-like mallet; the standard Western concert xylophone or one of its derivatives.
xylofon
xylose
noun
(carbohydrate) One of the pentoses, C5H10O5, a white crystalline sugar, derived from wood.
xylóza
xylotomous
adjective
That bores or cuts into wood, as with certain insects.