zamindar
n. - landowner. zamindari, n. land or jurisdiction of a zamindar.
zatetic
adj. - pondering, questioning
zeigarnik
n. - Psychology, tendency to remember an uncompleted rather than a
completed task.
zenana
n. - harem; system of segregating women in harems.
zenography
n. - study or description of planet Jupiter. zenographic(al), adj.
zeta
n. - sixth letter of Greek alphabet.
zetetic
adj. - asking; questioning
zeugma
n. - literary device of using word to modify two other words with only
one of which it is correctly used. zeugmatic, adj.
zibeline, zibelline
adj. - pertaining to sables.
Zigeuner
n. - 'gypsy'.
zingaro
n. - (pl -ri ) 'gypsy'.
zircon
n. - brownish or greyish mineral used as gem. zirconiferous, adj.
zither
n. - musical instrument of strings stretched over a horizontal
sounding board and plucked with a plectrum.
zizith
n. - tassels and fringes found on certain religious ceremonial garments
zoanthropy
n. - delusion of a person who believes himself changed into an animal.
zocle
n. - small stand or pedestal for a statue
zoea
n. - early larva of crab and other crustaceans. zoeal, adj.
zoetic
adj. - pertaining to life
zoic
adj. - showing traces of life; containing organic remains. zoism, n.
doctrine that life depends on a peculiar vital principle.
zoilism
n. - nagging criticism
Zollverein
n. - 'customs-union' as organized by Prussia in the 1830s.
zomotherapy
n. - medical treatment by raw meat or meat juice. zomotherapeutic, adj.
zonesthesia
n. - the feeling of wearing a tight girdle
zooerastia
n. - sexual intercourse with an animal
zoogamy
n. - sexual reproduction of animals. zoogenous, adj. originating in
animals. zoography, n. description of animals.
zooid
n. - organism resembling animal, especially asexually produced; sperm
cell. zooidal, adj.
zoolite, zoolith
n. - fossil animal.
zoometry
n. - measurement of animals. zoomimetic, adj. imitating an animal or
part of an animal. zoomorph, n. object in form of animal. zoomorphism,
n. representation of god as lower animal.
zoonic
adj. - pertaining to or derived from animals. zoonosis, n. disease
that can be communicated among animals or from animal to man.
zoopery
n. - experimenting on lower animals. zooperal, adj. zooperist, n.
zoophile
n. - lover of animals; plant pollinated by animals. zoophilia,
zoophilist, n. zoophilous, adj. zoophobia, n. dread of animals.
zoophorus, zophorus
n. - sculptured relief frieze with a continuous pattern of men or animals.
zoophyte
n. - plant-like animal, as coral, sea anemone, etc. zoophytal,
zoophytic, adj. zoophytology, n. study of such.
zooscopy
n. - hallucination of seeing animals. zooscopic, adj.
zootechny, zootechnics
n. - breeding and taming of animals. zootechnic, adj.
zootomy
n. - study of animal anatomy. zootomic(al), adj. zootomist, n.
zootrophy
n. - feeding of animals. zootrophic, adj.
zouave
n. - French-Algerian infantry soldier; woman's short jacket.
zwitterion
n. - ion charged both positively and negatively.
zygal
adj. - h-shaped
zygomancy
n. - fortune telling with weights
zygophyte
n. - plant with reproduction by union of two similar cells. zygospore,
n. spore formed by such union.
zygote
n. - cell formed by union of two gametes; fertilized egg. zygotic, adj.
zymase
n. - enzyme converting sugar to alcohol and carbon dioxide.
zymogenic
adj. - causing fermentation. zymogenous, adj.
zymology
n. - study of or treatise on fermentation. zymologic(al), adj. zymologist, n.
zymolysis
n. - action of enzymes.
zymoplastic
adj. - partaking in the production of enzymes.
zymosis
n. - fermentation; process resembling fermentation in development of
infectious disease.
zymotic
adj. - pertaining to fermentation; due to development of germs
entering body from outside; n. contagious or infectious disease.
n. - landowner. zamindari, n. land or jurisdiction of a zamindar.
zatetic
adj. - pondering, questioning
zeigarnik
n. - Psychology, tendency to remember an uncompleted rather than a
completed task.
zenana
n. - harem; system of segregating women in harems.
zenography
n. - study or description of planet Jupiter. zenographic(al), adj.
zeta
n. - sixth letter of Greek alphabet.
zetetic
adj. - asking; questioning
zeugma
n. - literary device of using word to modify two other words with only
one of which it is correctly used. zeugmatic, adj.
zibeline, zibelline
adj. - pertaining to sables.
Zigeuner
n. - 'gypsy'.
zingaro
n. - (pl -ri ) 'gypsy'.
zircon
n. - brownish or greyish mineral used as gem. zirconiferous, adj.
zither
n. - musical instrument of strings stretched over a horizontal
sounding board and plucked with a plectrum.
zizith
n. - tassels and fringes found on certain religious ceremonial garments
zoanthropy
n. - delusion of a person who believes himself changed into an animal.
zocle
n. - small stand or pedestal for a statue
zoea
n. - early larva of crab and other crustaceans. zoeal, adj.
zoetic
adj. - pertaining to life
zoic
adj. - showing traces of life; containing organic remains. zoism, n.
doctrine that life depends on a peculiar vital principle.
zoilism
n. - nagging criticism
Zollverein
n. - 'customs-union' as organized by Prussia in the 1830s.
zomotherapy
n. - medical treatment by raw meat or meat juice. zomotherapeutic, adj.
zonesthesia
n. - the feeling of wearing a tight girdle
zooerastia
n. - sexual intercourse with an animal
zoogamy
n. - sexual reproduction of animals. zoogenous, adj. originating in
animals. zoography, n. description of animals.
zooid
n. - organism resembling animal, especially asexually produced; sperm
cell. zooidal, adj.
zoolite, zoolith
n. - fossil animal.
zoometry
n. - measurement of animals. zoomimetic, adj. imitating an animal or
part of an animal. zoomorph, n. object in form of animal. zoomorphism,
n. representation of god as lower animal.
zoonic
adj. - pertaining to or derived from animals. zoonosis, n. disease
that can be communicated among animals or from animal to man.
zoopery
n. - experimenting on lower animals. zooperal, adj. zooperist, n.
zoophile
n. - lover of animals; plant pollinated by animals. zoophilia,
zoophilist, n. zoophilous, adj. zoophobia, n. dread of animals.
zoophorus, zophorus
n. - sculptured relief frieze with a continuous pattern of men or animals.
zoophyte
n. - plant-like animal, as coral, sea anemone, etc. zoophytal,
zoophytic, adj. zoophytology, n. study of such.
zooscopy
n. - hallucination of seeing animals. zooscopic, adj.
zootechny, zootechnics
n. - breeding and taming of animals. zootechnic, adj.
zootomy
n. - study of animal anatomy. zootomic(al), adj. zootomist, n.
zootrophy
n. - feeding of animals. zootrophic, adj.
zouave
n. - French-Algerian infantry soldier; woman's short jacket.
zwitterion
n. - ion charged both positively and negatively.
zygal
adj. - h-shaped
zygomancy
n. - fortune telling with weights
zygophyte
n. - plant with reproduction by union of two similar cells. zygospore,
n. spore formed by such union.
zygote
n. - cell formed by union of two gametes; fertilized egg. zygotic, adj.
zymase
n. - enzyme converting sugar to alcohol and carbon dioxide.
zymogenic
adj. - causing fermentation. zymogenous, adj.
zymology
n. - study of or treatise on fermentation. zymologic(al), adj. zymologist, n.
zymolysis
n. - action of enzymes.
zymoplastic
adj. - partaking in the production of enzymes.
zymosis
n. - fermentation; process resembling fermentation in development of
infectious disease.
zymotic
adj. - pertaining to fermentation; due to development of germs
entering body from outside; n. contagious or infectious disease.
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