Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z zayin The seventh letter of many Semitic alphabets (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others). Zaylee A female given name originating as a coinage. zayn The letter ز in the Arabic script. Zaynab A female given name from Arabic. Zayne A male given name transferred from the surname. Zaynulla A transliteration of a Russian male given name. Zayonc A surname from Polish. Zayonts A surname from Polish. Zayontz A surname from Polish. Zayton A major but poorly known medieval port of Fujian in China, variously intending Quanzhou and Zhangzhou in different sources. Zayu A county of Nyingchi, Tibet Autonomous Region, China. Zayyanid of or pertaining to the Zayyanid dynasty. Zayzun A town in Daraa governorate, southern Syria. zaza A person who speaks Zazaki, an Iranian language belonging to the Indo-European language family. Zazaki The language spoken by the Zaza people of eastern Turkey. Zazao A near-extinct Oceanic language spoken in the Solomon Islands. zazen A form of seated meditation in Zen Buddhism. Zazi A Pashtun tribe. Zazueta A surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque]. zazz Energetic charisma; zest; vitality. zazzy Shiny or flashy. Zbar A surname. Zbarazh A city in Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine. Zbikowski A surname from Polish. Zboriv A former raion of Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine, established in September 1939, disestablished in July 2020. Zbu A Rgyalrongic language spoken in China. Zdan A surname. Zdarsky A surname. Zdenci A municipality of Croatia. zdenekite A blue monoclinic mineral, a sodium, lead copper arsenate chloride Zdeslav A male given name from the Slavic languages. Zdolbuniv A miskrada of the former raion of the same name of Rivne Oblast, Ukraine, established in 1944, disestablished in September 2016. ze a gender-neutral third-person singular subject pronoun, equivalent to singular they, and coordinate with gendered pronouns he and she. zea Any plant of the genus Zea. zeacarotene A particular carotenoid. zeagonite Obsolete name for a supposed mineral, later reclassified as a mixture of phillipsite with gismondine or levynite. zeal The fervour or tireless devotion for a person, cause, or ideal and determination in its furtherance; diligent enthusiasm; powerful interest. Zealand The largest island of Denmark. Zealander A resident or inhabitant of Zealand. Zealandia A sunken continent east of Sahul and in the west of the Pacific, the proffered eighth continent. A nearly submerged continent or microcontinent that sank after breaking away from Australia many millions of years ago. Zealandian Of or pertaining to Zealandia. Zealandic Pertaining to the Danish island of Zealand. zealant A zealot. zealed Full of zeal. zealexin Any of a group of sesquiterpenoid phytoalexins present in maize derived from beta-bisabolene and beta-macrocarpene zealful Full of zeal. zealfully In a zealful manner. zealless Without zeal. zealot One who is zealous, one who is full of zeal for their own specific beliefs or objectives, usually in the negative sense of being too passionate; a fanatic. zealoter One who is full of zeal and commitment. zealotic In the manner of a zealot; zealous; fanatic. zealotical Zealotic. zealotism The character or conduct of a zealot; zealotry. zealotist A zealot. zealotry Something characteristic of a zealot; excessive zeal; fanaticism. zealous Full of zeal; ardent, fervent; exhibiting enthusiasm or strong passion, particularly in matters of religion. zealously Like, or in the manner of, a zealot; with great zeal or zealotry. zealousness The quality of being zealous; zeal. zealousy Zeal; zealotry. zeals A village and civil parish in south-west Wiltshire, England, close to the border with both Dorset and Somerset (OS grid ref ST7831). zeamatin An antifungal protein found in Zea mays. zeamine Any of a class of cationic polyketide peptide antibiotics produced by Serratia plymuthica zean A highly concentrated fluid extract of cornsilk used as a diuretic and urinary antiseptic. zearalenone A potent estrogenic metabolite produced by some Fusarium (syn. Gibberella) fungi. zeatin A plant hormone derived from adenine, having the chemical formula C₁₀H₁₃N₅O. zeaxanthin A yellow crystalline carotenoid alcohol that occurs widely with lutein, with which it is isomeric, and is the chief pigment of maize zeaxanthol A carotenol, dihydroxy-β-carotene. Zeb A diminutive of the male given names Zebadiah, Zebedee, Zebulon, and Zebulun. Zebadiah One of several minor characters in the Old Testament. (biblical character) Zebak A city in Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan. Zeballos A surname. zebavidin An avidin found in zebrafish. zebec A Balkan surname from Serbo-Croatian. Zebedee The father of the Apostles James and John in the Bible. Zebediah A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin. zebibyte Strictly, 2⁷⁰ (1024⁷, 1,180,591,620,717,411,303,424) bytes or 2¹⁰ (1024) exbibytes, as opposed to a zettabyte. Zebley A surname from German. zebra Any of three species of subgenus Hippotigris: Equus grevyi, Equus quagga, or Equus zebra, all with black and white stripes and native to Africa. zebraback The back of a zebra (for riding upon). zebraed Having striped markings like those of a zebra zebrafish A small striped fish of species Danio rerio, originally from India but now common as an aquarium fish and as a subject of genetic experiments. zebraic Having a pattern of broken stripes. zebralike Resembling a zebra, especially in having contrasting stripes. zebrano zebrawood zebrass A zeedonk. zebrawood Any wood with a figure (grain pattern) like the striping of a zebra, most often wood of the genus Microberlinia. zebress A female zebra. zebrin Any of the molecules expressed by subsets of Purkinje cells that reveal the underlying zone-and-stripe architecture of the cerebellum. zebrina The flowering plant Tradescantia zebrina (formerly Zebrina pendula), a species of spiderwort with striped leaves. zebrine Of, like, or pertaining to a zebra. zebrinny The offspring of a male horse and a female zebra. zebro A wild horse or horse-like animal that many medieval authors reported living in the Iberian Peninsula until the 16th century, described as an ashen-colored animal with a dorsal stripe, smaller than domesticated horses, and difficult to tame. zebroid A cross between a zebra and any other equine animal, but especially a horse. Zebrowski A surname from Polish. zebrule A cross between a male zebra and a female horse. zebu A domesticated ox native to Asia and Africa, having a large fleshy hump on its back and a dewlap (Bos taurus indicus or bos indicus). zebub Synonym of zimb. zebuine Pertaining to zebus Zebul An officer of Abimelech. (biblical character) zebularine An inhibitor of DNA methylation that is used as an anticancer drug Zebulon A city, the county seat of Pike County, Georgia, United States, named after Zebulon Pike. Zebulun Tenth son of Jacob, by his wife Leah. Zebulunite A descendant of Zebulun, tenth son of Jacob. Zecca A surname from Italian. zecchin Any of various gold coins produced in Italy or Turkey; a sequin. zecchino An old gold coin of Italy; a sequin. Zecco A town in southern Burkina Faso, 2 miles from the border with Ghana Zecharia A male given name from Hebrew, variant of Zechariah Zechariah A king of Israel mentioned in the second book of Kings. Zechman A surname. Zechstein A unit of sedimentary rock layers of Middle to Late Permian age located in the Permian Basin (Europe), corresponding to the Lopingian (epoch). zechut fortunate opportunity, privilege Zecolsav A male given name from the Slavic languages. zed The name of the Latin script letter Z/z. Zedd A surname. Zeddy The Sinclair ZX81, an early British home computer. Zedediah A male given name. Maybe a mix of Zebediah and Jedediah. Zedekiah A biblical character, the last king of Judah before the destruction of the kingdom by Babylon. zedoary Curcuma zedoaria, a perennial herb native to India and Indonesia. Zedong A male given name from Chinese. zedsexual Not asexual; experiencing sexual attraction to others. zee The name of the Latin script letter Z/z. Zeeb A surname. Zeebrugge A coastal village and port on the North Sea in West Flanders, Belgium. zeedonk A cross between a zebra and a donkey. Zeehan A town in West Coast council area, on the west coast of Tasmania, Australia. zeehorse A zorse. Zeek A surname. zeekoe hippopotamus Zeeland A province of the Netherlands. Zeelander An inhabitant of Zeeland. Zeelandia A village in Guyana. Zeelandic Of or relating to Zeeland. Zeem A dormant Afro-Asiatic language of Nigeria. Zeeman A surname. Zeenat A female given name from Arabic. zeera cumin zeerust Datedness of something originally intended to seem futuristic. zeese Coffee. Zeeshan A male given name from Arabic. Zeewolde A village in Flevoland, Netherlands. zef A South African counterculture movement associated with the white lower middle class. Zeferino A surname. Zeffie A diminutive of the female given name Josephine. Zeftel A surname Zegarra A surname. Zegler A surname. Zehbrauskas A surname. zehnbein Synonym of decad (group of ten) Zehnder A surname.