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ZIMOME, ZYMOME, n. [Gr.] One of the constituents of gluten.
ZIGZAG, a. Having short turns. ZIGZAG , n. Something that has short turns or ang...
ZIBET, n. [See Civet .] AN animal of the genus Viverra; the ash-gray weasel, str...
ZEUGMA, n. [Gr., to join. See Yoke .] A figure in grammar by which an adjective ...
ZETETIC, a. [Gr., to See K.] That See ks; that proceeds by inquiry. The zetetic ...
ZETA, n. 1. A Greek letter. 2. A little closet or chamber, with pipes running al...
ZEST, n. 1. A piece of orange or lemon peel, used to give flavor to liquor; or t...
ZERO, n. Cipher; nothing. The point of a thermometer from which it is graduated....
ZERDA, n. An animal of the canine genus, found in the desert of Zaara, beyond mo...
ZEPHYR, n. [L., Gr.] The west wind; and peotically, any soft, mild, gentle breez...
ZEOLITIFORM, a. Having the form of zeolite.
ZEOLITIC, a. Pertaining to zeolite; consisting of zeolite, or resembling it.
ZEOLITE, n. [Gr., to boil, to foam; stone.] A mineral, so named by Cronstedt fro...
ZENITH, n. That point in the visible celestial hemisphere, which is vertical to ...
ZENDAVESTA, n. Among the Persees, a sacred book ascribed to Zoroaster, and rever...
ZEND, n. A language that formerly prevailed in Persia.