a. growing in dry places. xerasia, n. morbid dryness of hair. xeric, a. pertaining to or adapted to dry conditions. xeroderma, n. morbid dryness of skin. xerography, n. method of reproducing illustrations, text, etc., electrostatically, by attraction of ink powder to positively charged sheet of selenium metal. xerophagy, n. strict fast of Eastern Church during Holy Week. xerophilous, a. resisting drought. xerophobous, a. unable to survive drought. xerophthalmia, n.Medicine, abnormal dryness of the eyeball. xerophyte, n. plant thriving in desert conditions. xerosis, n. Medicine, abnormal dryness. xerostoma, n. dryness of mouth. xerotic, a. dry.