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| Word | Definition |
| zabaglione | frothy custard |
| zabernism | misuse of military authority; bullying |
| zabra | small Spanish sailing vessel |
| zabuton | flat Japanese cushion for kneeling or sitting |
| zaffre | impure cobalt oxide |
| zaftig | having a full; rounded figure |
| zaitech | investment in financial markets by a company in order to boost profits |
| zakuska | hors d'oeuvre; snack |
| zalambdodont | having molar teeth with V-shaped ridges |
| zamacueca | Chilean dance where partners move around each other |
| zamarra | sheepskin jacket |
| zambomba | Spanish percussion instrument |
| zambra | Spanish dance |
| zampogna | Italian bagpipe |
| zampone | stuffed pigs' trotter sausage |
| zander | a variety of European perch |
| zanella | mixed twilled umbrella fabric |
| zanjero | supervisor of irrigation canals |
| zanyism | buffoonery |
| zanze | African musical instrument like castanets |
| zapata | flowing, drooping moustache |
| zapateado | Latin-American dance with rhythmic tapping of the feet |
| zappy | lively; entertaining |
| zarf | ornamental holder for hot coffee cup |
| zari | Indian gold and silver brocade |
| zariba | square fence of thorn-bushes; fortified camp |
| zarzuela | traditional Spanish vaudeville show; fish and shellfish stew |
| zatch | female genitalia |
| zati | Indian macaque with large tuft on the back of the head |
| zayat | Burmese public meeting-hall or house of worship |
| zazzy | flashy; stylish |
| zebrine | of, like or pertaining to zebras |
| zebrinny | offspring of male horse and female zebra |
| zebroid | like or resembling a zebra |
| zebrule | hybrid offspring of male zebra and female horse |
| zebu | ox with hump and dewlap |
| zedoary | aromatic root resembling ginger |
| zegedine | silver drinking-cup |
| zeitgeber | rhythmically occurring event that cues organisms' biological rhythms |
| zek | inmate of prison labour camp |
| zel | form of Oriental cymbal |
| zelator | sister in a convent in charge of checking on conduct of other nuns |
| zelatrix | older nun in charge of disciplining younger nuns |
| zelophobia | irrational or fear of jealousy |
| zelotic | of the nature of a zealot |
| zelotypia | jealousy; excessive zeal in carrying out a project |
| zeme | Caribbean idol or totem |
| zemindar | in colonial India, an indigenous revenue collector or landholder |
| zemirah | Hebrew religious song sung at Sabbath meals |
| zemni | blind mole-rat |
| zenana | system of segregating women away from men in harems |
| zendalet | large black woollen shawl worn over the head or shoulders |
| zendik | heretic; magician |
| zendo | hall for Zen Buddhist meditation |
| zenocentric | measured with reference to the planet Jupiter |
| zenography | study of the planet Jupiter |
| zenzic | square of a number |
| zenzizenzizenzic | eighth power of a number |
| zep | large sandwich made on a long crusty roll |
| zephyr | lightweight wool or worsted fabric; the west wind |
| zeppole | a variety of doughnut |
| zeren | light brown Mongolian gazelle |
| zeroable | able to be omitted from a sentence without any loss of meaning |
| zeta | small room or closet in a church |
| zetetic | proceeding by inquiry; a search or investigation |
| zeugma | use of a word to modify two or more words in different ways |
| zeugmatography | imaging using nuclear magnetic resonance to study soft tissue |
| zeze | stringed instrument resembling a zither |
| zho | cross between a yak and a cow |
| ziamet | large ancient Turkish fiefdom |
| zibeline | of, like or pertaining to the sable |
| zibeline | soft piled wool |
| zibib | colourless alcoholic drink made from raisins |
| ziganka | Russian country dance |
| ziggurat | Mesopotamian step pyramid |
| zill | finger cymbals used in belly dancing |
| zimocca | bath-sponge |
| zincic | of, pertaining to or containing zinc |
| zinciferous | bearing zinc |
| zincography | process of engraving or etching on zinc |
| zineb | white powder used as fungicide |
| zingaro | gypsy |
| zingiber | ginger |
| zinke | old wind instrument resembling the cornet |
| zinkiferous | bearing zinc |
| zinnia | brightly coloured annual flower |
| zinnober | chrome green |
| ziraleet | expression of joy among Arab women |
| zirconic | of or pertaining to zirconium |
| zitella | young girl; maiden |
| zither | musical instrument with strings laid over horizontal board |
| ziti | pasta shaped like large macaroni |
| zizel | chipmunk |
| zizyphus | spiny fruit-bearing shrub |
| zizz | sparkle; vim |
| zoanthropy | delusion that one is an animal |
| zoarium | supporting structure for a polyp colony |
| zodiographer | one who writes about animals |
| zoetic | living; vital |
| zoetrope | slotted rotating cylinder producing primitive animation |
| zograscope | optical device for viewing stereoscopic images |
| zoiatrics | veterinary surgery |
| zoic | of, like or pertaining to animals; containing evidence of life |
| zoilism | carping and unjust criticism |
| zoism | doctrine that life originates from a single vital principle |
| zokor | central Asian mole-like burrowing rodent |
| zol | hand-rolled cannabis cigarette |
| zollverein | customs union |
| zolotnik | old Russian unit of weight equal to 1/6 of an ounce |
| zomotherapy | medical treatment using raw meat |
| zona | girdle or belt; patch or band |
| zonal | of or like a zone; arranged in zones |
| zonarious | of or pertaining to a girdle or purse |
| zonary | of or like a zone; arranged in zones |
| zonelet | a little zone |
| zonoid | like a zone |
| zonule | small zone |
| zonulet | a small belt or girdle |
| zonure | small South African lizard |
| zooarchaeology | study of animal remains of archaeological sites |
| zoocentric | centred on the animal world |
| zoocephalic | animal-headed |
| zoochemistry | chemistry of animals |
| zoochorous | of seeds or spores spread by animals |
| zoochory | spread of plant seeds or spores by animals |
| zooculture | domestication of animals |
| zoocytium | a hollow vessel |
| zoodikers | an exclamation |
| zoodynamics | dynamics of animal bodies |
| zoogamy | sexual reproduction of animals |
| zoogenic | produced from animals |
| zoogeography | study of geographic distribution of animals |
| zoogeology | study of fossil animal remains |
| zoogonous | giving birth to live offspring |
| zoograft | tissue from an animal grafted to a human |
| zoography | the painting or description of animals |
| zoogyroscope | device for depicting the movement of animals through rotating images |
| zooid | asexually produced organism resembling an animal |
| zoolatry | excessive devotion to animals or pets |
| zoolite | fossil animal |
| zoomagnetism | animal magnetism |
| zoomancy | divination by observing animals |
| zoomania | insane fondness for animals |
| zoometry | measurement of animals |
| zoomimetic | imitating an animal or part of an animal |
| zoomorphic | having the form or shape of an animal |
| zoomorphism | conception of a god or man in animal form |
| zoon | organism regarded as a complete animal |
| zoonic | of, like or pertaining to or derived from animals |
| zoonomy | animal physiology |
| zoonosis | disease of animals which can be transmitted to humans |
| zoonosology | study of animal diseases |
| zoopathology | study of animal diseases |
| zoopery | experimentation on animals |
| zoophagy | eating animals |
| zoophilia | loving or caring for animals; bestiality |
| zoophily | loving or caring for animals; bestiality |
| zoophobia | fear of animals |
| zoophorus | continuous frieze depicting humans and animals |
| zoophysics | physics of animal bodies |
| zoophysiology | study of physiology of animals |
| zoophyte | plant-like animal such as coral |
| zoophytology | study of plant-like animals |
| zoopraxiscope | device for depicting the movement of animals through rotating images |
| zooscopy | hallucination that one is seeing animals |
| zoosemiotics | study of animal communication |
| zoosophy | knowledge or learning concerning animals |
| zootaxy | science of classifying animals |
| zootechnics | science of breeding animals |
| zoothapsis | premature burial |
| zootheism | attribution of divine qualities to animals |
| zootherapy | veterinary therapeutics |
| zootomy | dissection of animals; comparative anatomy |
| zootoxin | poison derived from animal |
| zootrophy | feeding or tending of animals |
| zootype | animal serving as a type; figure of an animal used to represent a deity |
| zopissa | combination of wax and pitch used for medicinal purposes |
| zoppa | syncopated; limping (in music) |
| zoppetto | medieval Italian limping hop dance |
| zori | Japanese thonged sandals |
| zorino | euphemism for skunk fur |
| zoster | a girdle |
| zosteriform | shaped like a girdle |
| zosterops | small tropical bird with a ring of white feathers around the eyes |
| zouk | Caribbean disco dance and corresponding type of fast rhythmic music |
| zounds | mild oath |
| zoysia | perennial subtropical grass |
| zubrowka | vodka flavoured with sweet-grass |
| zucca | gourd |
| zucchetto | round skullcap worn by Catholic clergy to indicate rank |
| zuche | tree stump |
| zufolo | small flute used to train songbirds |
| zug | waterproof leather used for boots |
| zugtrompete | slide trumpet |
| zugzwang | chess blockade |
| zule | in heraldry, a chess rook |
| zumbador | South American hummingbird |
| zumbooruk | small cannon carried on the back of a camel |
| zuppa | fish soup |
| zurla | Yugoslavian shawm |
| zurna | Turkish bagpipe or shawm |
| zwieback | sweet toasted biscuit |
| zwischenzug | chess move made to play for time |
| zwitterion | ion carrying both a positive and negative charge |
| zydeco | Louisiana Creole dance music |
| zygal | formed like the letter H; of, like or pertaining to a yoke or union |
| zygnomic | legally supported constraint on human freedom |
| zygodactylic | having two toes in front and two behind |
| zygology | science of joining and fastening |
| zygoma | bony arch on the side of the skull |
| zygomorphic | bilaterally symmetrical |
| zygon | connecting bar |
| zygopleural | bilaterally symmetrical |
| zygosis | conjugation |
| zymic | of, like or pertaining to fermentation |
| zymite | priest using leavened bread during communion |
| zymogenic | causing fermentation |
| zymology | science of fermentation |
| zymometer | instrument for measuring fermentation |
| zymosimeter | instrument for measuring fermentation |
| zymosis | fermentation |
| zymotechnics | the art of fermentation |
| zymotic | of, like or pertaining to fermentation |
| zymurgy | branch of chemistry dealing with brewing and distilling |
| zythum | ancient Egyptian beer |
| zyzzyva | South American weevil |
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