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125 Nouns That Start With Z

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zoophyte (noun) any of various invertebrate animals resembling a plant such as a sea anemone or coral or sponge
zooplankton (noun) animal constituent of plankton; mainly small crustaceans and fish larvae
zoopsia (noun) visual hallucination of animals; sometimes occurring in delirium tremens
zoospore (noun) an asexual spore of some algae and fungi that moves by means of flagella
zootoxin (noun) a toxin resembling bacterial toxins in its antigenic properties that is found in the fluids of certain animals Synonyms: animal toxin
zori (noun) a sandal attached to the foot by a thong over the toes Synonyms: pusher
zoril (noun) muishond of northern Africa Synonyms: Ictonyx frenata
zoster (noun) eruptions along a nerve path often accompanied by severe neuralgia Synonyms: herpes zoster, shingles
zoysia (noun) any of several creeping grasses of the genus Zoysia
zucchini (noun) small cucumber-shaped vegetable marrow; typically dark green Synonyms: courgette
(noun) marrow squash plant whose fruit are eaten when small Synonyms: courgette
zumbooruck (noun) a camel cavalry used in the early modern era by Arab, Afghan, Persian, and Indian armies Synonyms: camel cavalry, zamboorak, zamburak, zamburek, zumbooruk
zumbooruk (noun) a camel cavalry used in the early modern era by Arab, Afghan, Persian, and Indian armies Synonyms: camel cavalry, zamboorak, zamburak, zamburek, zumbooruck
zwieback (noun) slice of sweet raised bread baked again until it is brown and hard and crisp Synonyms: Brussels biscuit, rusk, twice-baked bread
zydeco (noun) music of southern Louisiana that combines French dance melodies with Caribbean music and blues
zygoma (noun) the slender arch formed by the temporal process of the cheekbone that bridges to the zygomatic process of the temporal bone Synonyms: arcus zygomaticus, zygomatic arch
zygomatic (noun) the arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek Synonyms: cheekbone, jugal bone, malar, malar bone, os zygomaticum, zygomatic bone
zygospore (noun) a plant spore formed by two similar sexual cells
zygote (noun) (genetics) the diploid cell resulting from the union of a haploid spermatozoon and ovum (including the organism that develops from that cell) Synonyms: fertilized ovum
zygotene (noun) the second stage of the prophase of meiosis
zymase (noun) a complex of enzymes that cause glycolysis; originally found in yeast but also present in higher organisms
zymogen (noun) any of a group of compounds that are inactive precursors of enzymes and require some change (such as the hydrolysis of a fragment that masks an active enzyme) to become active Synonyms: proenzyme
zymology (noun) the branch of chemistry concerned with fermentation (as in making wine or brewing or distilling) Synonyms: zymurgy
zymolysis (noun) a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol Synonyms: ferment, fermentation, fermenting, zymosis
zymosis (noun) (medicine) the development and spread of an infectious disease (especially one caused by a fungus)
(noun) a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol Synonyms: ferment, fermentation, fermenting, zymolysis
zymurgy (noun) the branch of chemistry concerned with fermentation (as in making wine or brewing or distilling) Synonyms: zymology

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