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11-letter words containing z

  • zephyr yarn — any of various soft, lightweight yarns, often of silk, rayon, or a combination of natural and synthetic fibers, for woven and knit goods.
  • zeptosecond — one sextillionth (10 -21) of a second. Abbreviation: zsec, zs.
  • zero growth — a lack of increase or development
  • zero option — (in international nuclear arms negotiations) an offer to remove all shorter-range nuclear missiles or, in the case of the zero-zero option all intermediate-range nuclear missiles, if the other side will do the same
  • zero vector — a vector of which all the components are zero.
  • zero-coupon — of or relating to a debt obligation that bears no interest but that is sold substantially below its face value.
  • zero-rating — the process of rating goods at a VAT level of zero
  • zestfulness — State or condition of being zestful or enthusiastic.
  • zhangjiakou — a city in NW Hebei province, in NE China: capital of the former Qahar province.
  • zhao ziyang — 1919–2005, Chinese Communist leader: premier 1980–87; general secretary of the Communist Party 1987–89.
  • zhou en lai — Chou En-lai
  • zhoukoudian — the site of fossil-bearing caves near Peking, China, dating from the middle Pleistocene, in one of which were found the physical remains of Peking man together with stone tools and evidence of fire use.
  • zigzag rule — a rule composed of light strips of wood joined by rivets so as to be foldable, all the opening and closing parts being in parallel planes.
  • zillionaire — a person of incalculably great wealth.
  • zilog z8000 — (processor)   A microprocessor from Zilog introduced not long after the Intel 8086, but with superior features. It was basically a 16-bit processor, but could address up to 23 bits in some versions by using segment registers (to supply the upper 7 bits). There was also an unsegmented version, but both could be extended further with an additional MMU that used 64 segment registers. Internally, the Z8000 had sixteen 16-bit registers, but register size and use were exceedingly flexible. The Z-8000 registers could be used as sixteen 8-bit registers (only the first half were used like this), sixteen 16-bit registers, eight 32-bit registers, or four 64-bit registers, and included 32-bit multiply and divide. They were all general purpose registers - the stack pointer was typically register 15, with register 14 holding the stack segment (both accessed as one 32-bit register for painless address calculations). The Z8000 featured two modes, one for the operating system and one for user programs. The user mode prevented the user from messing about with interrupt handling and other potentially dangerous stuff. Finally, like the Zilog Z80, the Z8000 featured automatic DRAM refresh circuitry. Unfortunately it was somewhat slow, but the features generally made up for that. Initial bugs also hindered its acceptance (partly because it did not use microcode). There was a radiation resistant military version. There was a later 32-bit, pipelined version, the Zilog Z80000.
  • zinc blende — sphalerite.
  • zinciferous — yielding or containing zinc.
  • zincographs — Plural form of zincograph.
  • zincography — the art or process of producing a printing surface on a zinc plate, especially of producing one in relief by etching away unprotected parts with acid.
  • zinnwaldite — a yellow-brown variety of mica containing iron, found with tin ores.
  • ziprasidone — An antipsychotic drug used in the treatment of schizophrenia etc.
  • zoantharian — of or relating to the Zoantharia, a group of animals including all stony corals and sea anemones
  • zoanthropic — relating to or displaying zoanthropy
  • zombie bank — a bank that has liabilities exceeding its assets but continues to operate through government support: These zombie banks are unable or unwilling to lend out money.
  • zone system — a system for envisioning the values to appear in a black-and-white print and for determining exposure and development, based on a scale of shades ranging from 0 (black) to IX (white).
  • zoocephalic — (of gods, mythological beings, etc) with the head of an animal
  • zoochemical — the branch of chemistry dealing with the constituents of the animal body; animal chemistry.
  • zoogonidium — a motile plant or fungal structure containing spores
  • zoografting — zooplasty.
  • zoomagnetic — of or relating to animal magnetism or hypnotism
  • zoomorphism — zoomorphic representation, as in ornament.
  • zooparasite — any parasitic animal or protozoan.
  • zoophilia's — the state of being zoophilous.
  • zoophilists — Plural form of zoophilist.
  • zooplankter — an individual animal or animallike organism in plankton.
  • zooplankton — the aggregate of animal or animallike organisms in plankton, as protozoans.
  • zoosanitary — Pertaining to the cleanliness of animals or animal products.
  • zoot suiter — a person who wears a zoot suit.
  • zootechnics — the breeding and domestication of animals; the technology of animal husbandry.
  • zootheistic — of or relating to zootheism
  • zoroastrian — of or relating to Zoroaster or to Zoroastrianism.
  • zu ʾlkaʿdah — Dhu ʾl-Qaʿda.
  • zwischenzug — a tactical move interpolated into an exchange or series of exchanges to improve the outcome
  • zwitterions — Plural form of zwitterion.
  • zx spectrum — (computer)   Sinclair's first personal computer with a colour display. The Spectrum used the Zilog Z80 processor like its predecessors the ZX-80 and ZX-81. It was originally available in 16k and 48k versions using cassette tape and later grew to 128k and sprouted floppy disks. It had a wider and more solid case and a marginally better "dead flesh" keyboard. Unlike the earlier models, it didn't require the presence of a cold carton of milk to prevent it overheating. It was possibly the most popular home computer in the UK for many years. The TK-90X was a clone.
  • zygocardiac — relating to a small bone in the stomach of a crayfish and other crustaceans
  • zygodactyls — Plural form of zygodactyl.
  • zygodactyly — (anatomy) The condition of having two toes facing forward and two backward, as in some birds and chameleons.
  • zygogenesis — the formation of a zygote.
  • zygomaticus — (anatomy) One of several small subcutaneous facial muscles arising from or in relation with the zygoma.
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