English dictionary: words starting with z - page 20
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Meanings of Zwieback:
nounA 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:
nounA 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:
adjectiveRelating to or characteristic of the swiss protestant reformer ulrich zwingli or his doctrine.
Usage examples:
Some churches followed a zwinglian tradition
nounA follower of the swiss protestant reformer ulrich zwingli or his doctrine.
Usage examples:
He eventually settled and became a zwinglian
Meanings of Zwitterion:
nounA 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:
nounA 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:
nounA 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
nounA bird with zygodactyl feet.
Meanings of Zygoma:
nounThe 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:
nounThe 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:
adjectiveRelating to the cheek bone
Usage examples:
The zygomatic bone
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 nounA 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:
nounThe 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:
nounA 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:
nounThe 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:
nounA 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:
nounA 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:
nounAn 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:
nounAn 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:
adjectiveRelating 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:
nounThe 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…
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