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zealot
/ˌɪm pɜr ˈtɜr bə bl/
/ˌɪm pɜr ˈtɜr bə bl/
zn
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zn
a bluish-white lustrous metallic element; brittle at ordinary temperatures but malleable…
zn meaning(s)
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- (n) a bluish-white lustrous metallic element; brittle at ordinary temperatures but malleable when heated; used in a wide variety of alloys and in galvanizing iron; it occurs naturally as zinc sulphide in zinc blende
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zoanthropy
the delusion that you have assumed the form of an animal
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zoarces
type genus of the Zoarcidae
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zoarces viviparus
an eelpout of northern Europe that is viviparous
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zoarcidae
eelpouts
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zocor
/ˈzoʊ kər/
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an oral lipid-lowering medicine (trade name Zocor) administered to reduce blood…
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zodiac
/ˈzoʊ di ˌæk/
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a belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic; divided…
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zodiacal
/zəʊ ˈdaɪ ə kəl/
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relating to or included in the zodiac
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zodiacal light
a luminous tract in the sky; a reflection of sunlight from cosmic dust…
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zoftig
(of a female body) healthily plump and vigorous
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zoic
/ˈzəʊ ɪk/
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pertaining to animals or animal life or action
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zoisia
lawn grasses native to southeastern Asia and New Zealand; grown especially in warm…
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zola
/ˈzoʊ lə/
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French novelist and critic; defender of Dreyfus (1840-1902)
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zolaesque
in the manner of Emile Zola
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zollinger-ellison syndrome
syndrome consisting of intractable peptic ulceration…
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zoloft
/ˈzɑ lɑft/
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a selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor commonly prescribed as an antidepressant…
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zomba
a city in southern Malawi; was the capital until 1971
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zombi
(voodooism) a spirit or supernatural force that reanimates a dead body
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zombi spirit
(voodooism) a spirit or supernatural force that reanimates a dead body
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zombie
/ˈzɑm bi/
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a dead body that has been brought back to life by a supernatural force
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zombie spirit
(voodooism) a spirit or supernatural force that reanimates a dead body
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zona
/ˈzoʊ nə/
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(anatomy) any encircling or beltlike structure
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zona pellucida
thick membrane around the mammalian ovum; can be penetrated by one sperm…
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zonal
/ˈzəʊ nL/
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relating to or of the nature of a zone