English dictionary: words starting with z - page 20

Meanings of Zwieback:

noun

A rusk or biscuit made by baking a small loaf and then toasting slices until they are dry and crisp.

Usage examples:

I don't think anything can precisely substitute for zwieback, which is a lightly sweetened yeast ru…

Meanings of Zwiebacks:

noun

A rusk or biscuit made by baking a small loaf and then toasting slices until they are dry and crisp.

Usage examples:

I don't think anything can precisely substitute for zwieback, which is a lightly sweetened yeast ru…

Meanings of Zwinglian:

adjective

Relating to or characteristic of the swiss protestant reformer ulrich zwingli or his doctrine.

Usage examples:

Some churches followed a zwinglian tradition

noun

A follower of the swiss protestant reformer ulrich zwingli or his doctrine.

Usage examples:

He eventually settled and became a zwinglian

Meanings of Zwitterion:

noun

A molecule or ion having separate positively and negatively charged groups.

Usage examples:

Further experiments will address the problem of how many water molecules are required to facilitate…

Meanings of Zydeco:

noun

A kind of black american dance music originally from southern louisiana, typically featuring accordion and guitar.

Usage examples:

She'd grown up in lafayette, louisiana, to the sounds of country music and zydeco.

Meanings of Zydecos:

noun

A kind of black american dance music originally from southern louisiana, typically featuring accordion and guitar.

Usage examples:

She'd grown up in lafayette, louisiana, to the sounds of country music and zydeco.

Meanings of Zygodactyl:

adjective

(of a bird's feet) having two toes pointing forward and two backward.

Usage examples:

The cuckoo's zygodactyl toes

noun

A bird with zygodactyl feet.

Meanings of Zygoma:

noun

The bony arch of the cheek formed by connection of the zygomatic and temporal bones.

Usage examples:

Using the endoscope through the small lateral incision, the surgeon dissects the entire cheek from …

Meanings of Zygomata:

noun

The bony arch of the cheek formed by connection of the zygomatic and temporal bones.

Usage examples:

Using the endoscope through the small lateral incision, the surgeon dissects the entire cheek from …

Meanings of Zygomatic:

adjective

Relating to the cheek bone

Usage examples:

The zygomatic bone

Meanings of Zygomaticus:

noun

A set of muscles in the cheek

Meanings of Zygomorphic:

adjective

(of a flower) having only one plane of symmetry, as in a pea or snapdragon; bilaterally symmetrical.

Usage examples:

The gynoecium is on the median plane of these zygomorphic flowers and not oblique as described in t…

Meanings of Zygomorphous:

adjective

(of a flower) having only one plane of symmetry, as in a pea or snapdragon; bilaterally symmetrical.

Usage examples:

The gynoecium is on the median plane of these zygomorphic flowers and not oblique as described in t…

Meanings of Zygoptera:

plural noun

A group of insects which comprises the damselflies.

Usage examples:

Phenological records for 29 species (six zygoptera and 23 anisoptera) from nine genera occurring in…

Meanings of Zygospore:

noun

The thick-walled resting cell of certain fungi and algae, arising from the fusion of two similar gametes.

Usage examples:

The thick-walled zygospore which encases the zygote, is highly ornamented and very durable.

Meanings of Zygote:

noun

A diploid cell resulting from the fusion of two haploid gametes; a fertilized ovum.

Usage examples:

A brief exposure to chloroform vapors kills vegetative cells but not zygotes.

Meanings of Zygotene:

noun

The second stage of the prophase of meiosis, following leptotene, during which homologous chromosomes begin to pair.

Usage examples:

Meiotic prophase can be further divided into leptotene, zygotene, pachytene, diplotene, and diakine…

Meanings of Zygotes:

noun

A diploid cell resulting from the fusion of two haploid gametes; a fertilized ovum.

Usage examples:

A brief exposure to chloroform vapors kills vegetative cells but not zygotes.

Meanings of Zymase:

noun

A mixture of enzymes obtained from yeast which catalyse the breakdown of sugars in alcoholic fermentation.

Usage examples:

When alcohol is produced for human consumption, zymase - provided by yeast - is used as the catalyst.

Meanings of Zymogen:

noun

An inactive substance which is converted into an enzyme when activated by another enzyme.

Usage examples:

Still other proteins (of the enzyme class) are synthesized as inactive precursors called zymogens.

Meanings of Zymogens:

noun

An inactive substance which is converted into an enzyme when activated by another enzyme.

Usage examples:

Still other proteins (of the enzyme class) are synthesized as inactive precursors called zymogens.

Meanings of Zymotic:

adjective

Relating to or denoting contagious disease regarded as developing after infection, by a process analogous to fermentation.

Usage examples:

Using this information, nightingale computed a mortality rate of 1,174 per 10,000 with 1,023 per 10…

Meanings of Zymurgy:

noun

The study or practice of fermentation in brewing, winemaking, or distilling.

Usage examples:

The process of brewing coffee, i discovered, was a good way to relate the brewing process to people…

Meanings of Zyrian:

noun

Former term for komi2 (the language).

Meanings of Zythum:

noun

In ancient egypt: a kind of malt beer.