the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Producing a yellow color or compound; xanthic. See Xanthic acid, under xanthic.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Producing a yellow color; xanthic.
Word Usage
"The sulphur present in the form of dithiocarbonates, including the typical cellulose xanthogenic acid, is approximately isolated and determined as CS_ {2} by adding a zinc salt in excess, and distilling off the carbon disulphide from a water bath."