10-letter words starting with z
- z particle — one of three particles, called intermediate vector bosons, that are believed to transmit the weak force. Symbol: Z 0.
- zabaglione — a foamy, custardlike mixture of egg yolks, sugar, and Marsala wine, usually served hot or chilled as a dessert.
- zamindaris — Plural form of zamindari.
- zanesville — a city in SE Ohio.
- zapateados — Plural form of zapateado.
- zaporozhye — a city in SE Ukraine, on the Dnieper River.
- zardeh kuh — a mountain in W Iran: the highest peak of the Zagros Mountains, 14,921 feet (4550 meters).
- zb station — (in New Zealand) a radio station of a commercial network
- zeaxanthin — A carotenoid present in the retina of the eye and in many plants, used as a food additive and supplement.
- zebra fish — any of various fishes with barred, zebralike markings; often, specif., a danio (Danio rerio) that is kept in aquariums and used in genetic research
- zebrawoods — Plural form of zebrawood.
- zebulunite — a member of the tribe of Zebulun. Num. 26:27.
- zeffirelli — Franco (ˈfraŋko). born 1923, Italian stage and film director and designer, noted esp for his work in opera; awarded an honorary knighthood (2004)
- zeitgeisty — of, relating to, or typical of the zeitgeist
- zelenograd — a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, NW of Moscow.
- zelophobia — an intense fear of jealousy or of strong emotion
- zelophobic — fearful of jealousy; displaying or affected with zelophobia
- zephyrinus — Saint, pope a.d. 198?–217.
- zero in on — the figure or symbol 0, which in the Arabic notation for numbers stands for the absence of quantity; cipher.
- zero point — the point on a scale that denotes zero and from which positive and negative readings can be made
- zero stage — a solid-propellant rocket attached to a liquid-propellant rocket to provide greater thrust at liftoff
- zero-rated — to exempt (merchandise or services) from value-added tax.
- zerubbabel — a leader of the Jews on their return to Jerusalem after the Babylonian captivity. Ezra 2:1, 2; 3:2–13.
- zeta-jones — Catherine, original name Catherine Jones. born 1969, Welsh actress, who made her name in the TV series The Darling Buds of May (1991–93) before starring in the films Traffic (2000), Chicago (2002), and Smoke and Mirrors (2004)
- zettabytes — Plural form of zettabyte.
- zettahertz — one sextillion (10 21) hertz. Abbreviation: ZHz.
- zeuglodont — any of a group of extinct carnivorous whales known as Phocodontia or Zeuglodonta
- zhou enlai — 1898–1976, Chinese Communist leader: premier 1949–76.
- zia ul haq — Mohammed, 1924–88, Pakistani army general and political leader: president 1978–88.
- zia-ul-haq — Mohammed, 1924–88, Pakistani army general and political leader: president 1978–88.
- zidovudine — the international generic term for azidothymidine.
- ziguinchor — a seaport in SW Senegal.
- zigzaggery — the quality or state of being zigzag
- zigzagging — Present participle of zigzag.
- zika virus — a chiefly mosquito-borne virus of the genus Flavivirus that causes Zika, a mild illness.
- zilog z280 — An enhanced version of the Zilog Z80 with a 16 bit architecture, introduced in July, 1987. It added an MMU to expand addressing to 16Mb, features for multitasking, a 256 byte cache, and a huge number of new op codes (giving a total of over 2000!). Its internal clock runs at 2 or 4 times the external clock (e.g. a 16MHz CPU with a 4MHz bus).
- zilog z80a — (processor) A version of the Zilog Z80 microprocessor with a 4 MHz clock rate.
- zimbabwean — Formerly Southern Rhodesia, Rhodesia. a republic in S Africa: a former British colony and part of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland; gained independence 1980. 150,330 sq. mi. (389,362 sq. km). Capital: Harare.
- zinc green — cobalt green (def 2).
- zinc oxide — a white insoluble powder used as a pigment in paints (zinc white or Chinese white), cosmetics, glass, and printing inks. It is an antiseptic and astringent and is used in making zinc ointment. Formula: ZnO
- zinc white — a white or yellowish-white, amorphous, odorless, water-insoluble powder, ZnO, used chiefly as a paint pigment, in cosmetics, dental cements, matches, white printing inks, and opaque glass, and in medicine in the treatment of skin conditions.
- zincblende — The mineral sphalerite.
- zinckenite — a steel-gray mineral with metallic luster, lead antimony sulfide, Pb 6 Sb 14 S 27 .
- zincograph — (formerly) a zinc plate produced by zincography.
- zinovievsk — a former name of Kirovograd.
- zinzendorf — Count Nikolaus Ludwig von [nee-koh-lous loot-vikh fuh n,, lood-] /ˈni koʊˌlaʊs ˈlut vɪx fən,, ˈlud-/ (Show IPA), 1700–60, German religious leader: reformer and organizer of the Moravian Church.
- zip plus 4 — a zip code of nine digits, used to facilitate accurate and prompt delivery of mail.
- zoanthropy — a mental disorder in which one believes oneself to be an animal.
- zollverein — (in the 19th century) a union of German states for the maintenance of a uniform tariff on imports from other countries, and of free trading among themselves.
- zombielike — Similar to a zombie, having the appearance or character of a zombie.
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