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Zoopsianounvisual hallucination of animalsverifiedMay 18, 2026

Zoosporenounan asexual spore of some algae and fungi that moves by means of flagellaverifiedMay 18, 2026

Zoot SuitnounMWEa flashy suit of extreme cutverifiedMay 18, 2026

Zootoxinnounany toxin that comes from an animalverifiedMay 18, 2026

Zorinouna sandal attached to the foot by a thong over the toesverifiedMay 18, 2026

Zosternouneruptions along a nerve path often accompanied by severe neuralgiaverifiedMay 18, 2026

Zucchininounmarrow squash plant whose fruit are eaten when smallverifiedMay 18, 2026

Zwiebacknounslice of sweet raised bread baked again until it is brown and hard and crispverifiedMay 18, 2026

Zydeconounmusic of southern Louisiana that combines French dance melodies with Caribbean music and bluesverifiedMay 18, 2026

Zygomanounthe slender arch formed by the temporal process of the cheekbone that bridges to the zygomatic process of the temporal boneverifiedMay 18, 2026

Zygomatic ArchnounMWEthe slender arch formed by the temporal process of the cheekbone that bridges to the zygomatic process of the temporal boneverifiedMay 18, 2026

Zygosporenouna plant spore formed by two similar sexual cellsverifiedMay 18, 2026

Zygotenoun(genetics) the diploid cell resulting from the union of a haploid spermatozoon and ovum (including the organism that develops from that cell)verifiedMay 18, 2026

Zygotenenounthe second stage of the prophase of meiosisverifiedMay 18, 2026

Zymogennounany 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 activeverifiedMay 18, 2026

Zymologynounthe branch of chemistry concerned with fermentation (as in making wine or brewing or distilling)verifiedMay 18, 2026

Zymolysisnouna process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substancesverifiedMay 18, 2026

Zymosisnoun(medicine) the development and spread of an infectious disease (especially one caused by a fungus)verifiedMay 18, 2026

Zymurgynounthe branch of chemistry concerned with fermentation, as in making wine, brewing, or distillingverifiedMay 18, 2026