Zoötomist Zo·öt"o·mist noun [ Confer French
zootomiste .]
One who dissects animals, or is skilled in zoötomy.
Zoötomy Zo·öt"o·my noun [
Zoö- + Greek ... to cut: confer French
zootomie .]
The dissection or the anatomy of animals; -- distinguished from androtomy .
Zoötrophic Zo`ö·troph"ic adjective [ Greek .... See
Zoö- , and
Trophic .]
(Physiol.) Of or pertaining to the nourishment of animals.
Zuñian Zu"ñi·an adjective Of or pert. to the Zuñis, or designating their linguistic stock. --
noun A Zuñi.
Zuñis Zu"ñis noun plural ; sing.
Zuñi (Ethnol.) A tribe of Pueblo Indians occupying a village in New Mexico, on the Zuñi River.
Zubr Zubr (zōbr)
noun [ Polish
żubr .]
(Zoology) The aurochs.
Zuche Zuche (zōch)
noun A stump of a tree. Cowell.
Zuchetto Zu·chet"to noun [ Italian
zucchetto .]
(R. C. Ch.) A skullcap covering the tonsure, worn under the berretta. The pope's is white; a cardinal's red; a bishop's purple; a priest's black.
Zufolo Zu"fo·lo noun [ Italian ]
(Mus.) A little flute or flageolet, especially that which is used to teach birds. [ Written also
zuffolo .]
Zuisin Zui"sin noun (Zoology) The American widgeon. [ Local, U. S.]
Zulu Zu"lu noun [ Also
Zooloo .]
1. Any member of the tribe of Zulus; a Zulu- Kaffir. See Zulus . 2. (Philol.) One of the most important members of the South African, or Bantu, family of languages, spoken partly in Natal and partly in Zululand, but understood, and more or less in use, over a wide territory, at least as far north as the Zambezi; -- called also Zulu-Kaffir .
Zulu-Kaffir Zu"lu-Kaf"fir noun A member of the Bantu race comprising the Zulus and the Kaffirs.
Zulus Zu"lus (zō"lōz)
noun plural ;
sing. Zulu (-lō).
(Ethnol.) The most important tribe belonging to the Kaffir race. They inhabit a region on the southeast coast of Africa, but formerly occupied a much more extensive country. They are noted for their warlike disposition, courage, and military skill.
Zumbooruk Zum·boo"ruk noun [ Turk. & Arabic
zambūrak , from Arabic
zambūr a hornet.]
(Mil.) A small cannon supported by a swiveled rest on the back of a camel, whence it is fired, -- used in the East.
Zumic Zu"mic adjective ,
Zu`mo*log"ic*al adjective ,
Zu*mol"o*gy noun ,
Zunyite Zun"yite noun (Min.) A fluosilicate of alumina occurring in tetrahedral crystals at the Zuñi mine in Colorado.
Zwanziger Zwan"zi·ger (tsvän"tse*gẽr)
noun [ G.]
An Austrian silver coin equivalent to 20 kreutzers, or about 10 cents.
Zwieback Zwie"back` noun [ G., from
zwie- two, twice (see
Twice ) +
backen to bake.]
A kind of biscuit or rusk first baked in a loaf and afterwards cut and toasted.
Zwinglian Zwing"li·an adjective (Theol.) Of or pertaining to Ulric Zwingli (1481-1531), the reformer of German Switzerland, who maintained that in the Lord's Supper the true body of Christ is present by the contemplation of faith but not in essence or reality, and that the sacrament is a memorial without mystical elements. --
noun A follower of Zwingli.
Zygantrum Zy·gan"trum noun ;
plural Zygantra . [ Greek
zygo`n a yoke + ... a cave, hole.]
(Anat.) See under Zygosphene .
Zygapophysis Zyg`a·poph"y·sis noun ;
plural Zygapophyses . [ Greek
zygo`n a yoke + English
apophysis .]
(Anat.) One of the articular processes of a vertebra, of which there are usually four, two anterior and two posterior. See under Vertebra . --
Zyg`ap*o*phys"i*al adjective
Zygenid Zyg"e·nid noun [ Confer Greek ..., probably the hammer-headed shark.]
(Zoology) Any one of numerous species of moths of the family Zygænidæ , most of which are bright colored. The wood nymph and the vine forester are examples. Also used adjectively.
Zygobranchia Zyg`o·bran"chi·a noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek
zygo`n a yoke + ... a gill.]
(Zoology) A division of marine gastropods in which the gills are developed on both sides of the body and the renal organs are also paired. The abalone ( Haliotis ) and the keyhole limpet ( Fissurella ) are examples.
Zygobranchiate Zyg`o·bran"chi·ate adjective (Zoology) Of or pertaining to the Zygobranchia.
Zygodactyl, Zygodactyle Zyg`o·dac"tyl, Zyg`o·dac"tyle noun [ See
Zygodactylic .]
(Zoology) Any zygodactylous bird.
Zygodactyli Zyg`o·dac"ty·li noun plural [ New Latin ]
(Zoology) Same as Scansores .
Zygodactylic, Zygodactylous Zyg`o·dac"ty·lic, Zyg`o·dac"tyl·ous adjective [ Greek
zygo`n a yoke, pair + ... finger, toe: confer French
zygodactyle .]
(Zoology) Yoke-footed; having the toes disposed in pairs; -- applied to birds which have two toes before and two behind, as the parrot, cuckoo, woodpecker, etc.
Zygodactylæ Zyg`o·dac"ty·læ noun plural [ New Latin ]
(Zoology) The zygodactylous birds. In a restricted sense applied to a division of birds which includes the barbets, toucans, honey guides, and other related birds.
Zygoma Zy·go"ma noun [ New Latin , from Greek ..., from ... to yoke,
zygo`n a yoke.]
(Anat.) (a) The jugal, malar, or cheek bone. (b) The zygomatic process of the temporal bone. (c) The whole zygomatic arch.
Zygomatic Zyg`o·mat"ic adjective [ Confer French
zygomatique .]
(Anat.) Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the zygoma. Zygomatic arch ,
the arch of bone beneath the orbit, formed in most mammals by the union of the malar, or jugal, with the zygomatic process of the temporal bone. In the lower vertebrates other bones may help to form it, and there may be two arches on each side of the skull, as in some reptiles. --
Zygomatic process ,
a process of the temporal or squamosal bone helping to form the zygomatic arch.
Zygomorphic, Zygomorphous Zyg`o·mor"phic, Zyg`o·mor"phous adjective [ Greek
zygo`n a yoke + ... form.]
(Biol.) Symmetrical bilaterally; -- said of organisms, or parts of organisms, capable of division into two symmetrical halves only in a single plane.
Zygophyte Zyg"o·phyte noun [ Greek
zygo`n a yoke +
fyto`n a plant.]
(Botany) Any plant of a proposed class or grand division ( Zygophytes , Zygophyta , or Zygosporeæ ), in which reproduction consists in the union of two similar cells. Confer Oöphyte .
Zygosis Zy·go"sis noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... balancing, from
zygo`n yoke.]
(Biol.) Same as Conjugation .
Zygosperm Zyg"o·sperm noun [ Greek
zygo`n a yoke + English
sperm .]
(Botany) A spore formed by the union of the contents of two similar cells, either of the same or of distinct individual plants. Zygosperms are found in certain orders of algæ and fungi.
Zygosphene Zyg"o·sphene noun [ Greek
zygo`n a yoke + ... a wedge.]
(Anat.) A median process on the front part of the neural arch of the vertebræ of most snakes and some lizards, which fits into a fossa, called the zygantrum , on the back part of the arch in front.
Zygospore Zyg"o·spore noun [ Greek
zygo`n a yoke + English
spore .]
(Botany) (a) Same as Zygosperm . (b) A spore formed by the union of several zoöspores; -- called also zygozoöspore .
Zylonite Zy"lon·ite noun [ Greek ... wood.]
Celluloid.
Zymase Zym"ase noun [ From
Zyme .]
(Physiol. Chem.) A soluble ferment, or enzyme. See Enzyme .
Zyme Zyme noun [ Greek ... leaven.]
1. A ferment. 2. (Medicine) The morbific principle of a zymotic disease. Quain.
Zymic Zym"ic adjective (Old Chem.) Pertaining to, or produced by, fermentation; -- formerly, by confusion, used to designate lactic acid.
Zymogen Zym"o·gen noun [
Zyme +
- gen .]
(Physiol. Chem.) A mother substance, or antecedent, of an enzyme or chemical ferment; -- applied to such substances as, not being themselves actual ferments, may by internal changes give rise to a ferment. The pancreas contains but little ready-made ferment, though there is present in it a body, zymogen , which gives birth to the ferment.
Foster.
Zymogene Zym"o·gene noun [
Zyme + root of Greek ... to be born.]
(Biol.) One of a physiological group of globular bacteria which produces fermentations of diverse nature; -- distinguished from pathogene .
Zymogenic Zym`o·gen"ic adjective (Biol.) (a) Pertaining to, or formed by, a zymogene. (b) Capable of producing a definite zymogen or ferment. Zymogenic organism (Biol.) ,
a microörganism, such as the yeast plant of the Bacterium lactis , which sets up certain fermentative processes by which definite chemical products are formed; -- distinguished from a pathogenic organism . Confer Micrococcus .
Zymologic, Zymological Zy`mo·log"ic, Zy`mo·log"ic·al adjective [ Confer French
zymologique .]
Of or pertaining to zymology.
Zymologist Zy·mol"o·gist noun One who is skilled in zymology, or in the fermentation of liquors.
Zymology Zy·mol"o·gy noun [
Zyme +
- logy : confer French
zymologie .]
A treatise on the fermentation of liquors, or the doctrine of fermentation. [ Written also
zumology .]
Zymolysis Zy·mol"y·sis noun [ New Latin See
Zyme , and
Lysis .]
(Physiol. Chem.) The action of enzymes; also, the changes produced by such action. --
Zy`mo*lyt"ic adjective
Zymome Zy"mome noun [ Greek ... a fermented mixture.]
(Old Chem.) A glutinous substance, insoluble in alcohol, resembling legumin; -- now called vegetable fibrin , vegetable albumin , or gluten casein .
Zymometer, Zymosimeter Zy·mom"e·ter, Zy`mo·sim"e·ter noun [ Greek ... ferment, or ... fermentation +
- meter : confer French
zymosimètre .]
An instrument for ascertaining the degree of fermentation occasioned by the mixture of different liquids, and the degree of heat which they acquire in fermentation.
Zymophyte Zym"o·phyte noun [
Zyme + Greek
fyto`n a plant.]
(Physiol. Chem.) A bacteroid ferment.
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