Definition of xanthic

• a. - Tending toward a yellow color, or to one of those colors, green being excepted, in which yellow is a constituent, as scarlet, orange, etc.
• a. - Possessing, imparting, or producing a yellow color; as, xanthic acid.
• a. - Of or pertaining to xanthic acid, or its compounds; xanthogenic.
• a. - Of or pertaining to xanthin.