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 Zerr A surname. Zersetzung A form of psychological warfare used by the Stasi. Zertuche A surname. Zerubbabel a governor of the Persian Province of Judah, who led the first group of Jews returned from the Babylonian Captivity. Zeruiah A figure in the Hebrew Bible, a sister of King David. zerumbet Zingiber zerumbet, a Javanese plant resembling ginger. zerumbone A cyclic sesquiterpene (2E,6E,10E)-2,6,9,9-tetramethylcycloundeca-2,6,10-trien-1-one present in Zingiber zerumbet. zervamicin A particular membrane ion channel peptide Zervas A surname from Greek. Zerzan A surname from Czech. Zerzanian Of or relating to John Zerzan. Zerzanite A follow or advocate of the ideas or theories of John Zerzan. Zeshan A male given name from Arabic, variant of Zeeshan and Zishan. zest The outer skin of a citrus fruit, used as a flavouring or garnish. zestball One who behaves effeminately, a zesty person. zester A kitchen implement used to remove the zest of citrus fruit. zestful Of food, or an aroma or flavour: pleasantly piquant, pungent, or spicy; zesty. zestfully With zest or enthusiasm. zestfulness State or condition of being zestful or enthusiastic. zestily In a zesty manner; with zest. zestiness The state or property of being zesty. zestless Lacking zest; passionless, unenthusiastic. zestlessly In a zestless way. zestlessness The state or condition of being zestless; lack of passion or enthusiasm. zesty Having a piquant or pungent taste; spicy. zeta The sixth letter of the modern Greek alphabet (Ζ, ζ) preceded by epsilon (Ε, ε) and followed by eta, (Η, η); or the seventh letter in the ancient Greek alphabet, in which it is preceded by digamma (Ϝ, ϝ) zetabetical In reverse alphabetical order. zetacism A sound change converting a consonant into /z/, the voiced alveolar sibilant. zetacist Exhibiting or relating to zetacism. zetacrit A form of hematocrit produced by centrifugation in capillaries zetametric Relating to zetametry zetametry The measurement of zeta potential, typically as part of a zetametric titration zetaproteobacterial Relating to the class Zetaproteobacteria of bacteria. zetaproteobacterium Any protobacterium of the class Zetaproteobacteria of proteobacteria. Zetea A commune of Harghita County, Romania. zetetic Proceeding by inquiry or investigation. zetetical zetetic zetetically In a zetetic way; by means of investigation. zeteticism A form of skeptical investigation into the pseudoscientific and paranormal, championed by Marcello Truzzi. zetetics A branch of algebra which relates to the direct search for unknown quantities. zetetist A zetetic thinker. zethine Any member of the family Zethinae of potter wasps. zethrene A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon composed of two fused phenalene moieties. Zethus The husband of the nymph Thebe zetidoline An antipsychotic drug. Zetina A surname. Zetino A surname. Zetland Until 1974, the official name for the Shetland Islands. Zetlander A native or inhabitant of Zetland. Zetlandic Of or pertaining to Zetland. zettaampere An SI unit measure of electrical current, equivalent to 10²¹ amperes (a sextillion amperes). 'ZA' is the SI unit symbol for the zettaampere. zettabit One sextillion (10²¹, or 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000) bits or 1,000 exabits. zettabyte One sextillion (10²¹, or 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000) bytes or 1,000 exabytes. zettaflop 10²¹ floating-point operations per second. zettagram An SI unit of mass equal to 10²¹ grams. Symbol: Zg zettahertz An SI unit of frequency equal to 10²¹ hertz. zettametre An SI unit of length equal to 10²¹ metres. Symbol: Zm zettaparsec An astronomical unit of distance equal to 10²¹ parsecs. zettasecond An SI unit of time equal to 10²¹ seconds. Symbol: Zs. (= trillions of years, a hypothetical time span that is meaningless except in speculative contexts such as theoretical physics, philosophy, religion, and humorous hyperbole) zettaton A measure of the strength of an explosion or a bomb, based on how many sextillion tons of TNT would be needed to produce the same energy. Zettel A surname from German. zettelkasten A system of small items of information stored on paper slips or cards, used for organizing knowledge and taking notes. Zetter A surname Zettler A surname. zettoside A particular steroid glycoside. zetz A punch; a blow. Zeug A surname from German. zeugita A member of a certain class of people in Ancient Rome, those whose property or estate could produce 200 medimnoi of wet or dry goods (or equivalent), per year. zeugitae A class of citizens in ancient Athens having property or an estate above a certain value. zeugite A carbonate-bearing whitlockite mineral. zeuglodon A basilosaurus. zeuglodont Any of the family †Basilosauridae of extinct cetaceans, formerly under the taxonomically invalid name †Zeuglodontidae. zeuglodontoid zeuglodont (attributive) zeugma The act of using a word, particularly an adjective or verb, to apply to more than one noun when its sense is appropriate to only one. zeugmatic Involving zeugma. zeugmatical zeugmatic zeugmatically In a zeugmatic manner. zeugmatogram A zeugmatographic image zeugmatographic Of or pertaining to zeugmatography. zeugmatography magnetic resonance imaging zeugopodal Relating to a zeugopod zeugopodial Relating to a zeugopodium zeugopodium The part of a limb corresponding to either a forearm or lower leg. zeuhl A subgenre of progressive rock, typically incorporating asemic lyrics, massed unison vocals (often with both male and female vocalists), and jazz-influenced rhythmic accompaniment. zeunerite A mineral with tetragonal crystals, of the autunite group, Cu²⁺(UO₂)₂(AsO₄)₂·4H₂O. Zeus The supreme Deity and ruler of all Hellenic gods in Hellenism, husband to Hera. zeusaphone A singing Tesla coil Zeusian Relating to or characteristic of Zeus. zeusophobia The fear of Zeus. Zeuxian Of or relating to Zeuxis of Heraclea, a Greek painter who flourished during the 5th century BC and became famous for his ability to imitate nature and especially still life with his art. Zeuxis A transliteration of the Ancient Greek male given name Ζεῦξις (Zeûxis). zeuxite A form of green tourmaline. zeuzerine Of or relating to the subfamily Zeuzerinae. ZEV A male given name from Hebrew found in the Jewish demographic zevatron A hypothetical source of extreme-energy cosmic rays (EECR), capable of accelerating particles to 1 ZeV (zetta-electronvolt). Zevenaar A city in Gelderland, Netherlands. Zexter A surname. Zeya A river in southeastern Russia, a tributary of the Amur. zeybek A Turkish folk dance in 9/4 time. Zeylan An early (Dutch) name for Sri Lanka. zeylasteral An antimicrobial triterpenoid found in Maytenus blepharodes. Zeynep A female given name from Turkish. zeze A stringed instrument of sub-Saharan Africa. Zezhou A county of Jincheng, Shanxi, China. Zgharta A city in Lebanon Zghartan Of or relating to Zgharta. Zgierz A city and county of Lodz Voivodeship, Poland. Zgola A surname from Polish. Zgorzelec Görlitz. zgougou The edible pine nuts of the Aleppo pine, used to make a variety of dishes. Zhaba A Qiangic language of Tibet Zhabche A village in Horodyshche hromada, Lutsk Raion, Volyn Oblast Zhabei A former district of Shanghai, China, now merged with Jing'an. Zhabinka A city in Brest Oblast, Belarus. Zhai A surname. zhajiangmian A Chinese noodle dish with zhajiang sauce zhaleika A Russian (or broader Slavic) wind instrument with one or two pipes. Zhan A Chinese surname from Mandarin. Zhana A transliteration of the Belarusian or Macedonian female given name Жана (Žana) Zhanaozen A city in Kazakhstan. zhang A traditional Chinese unit of length, 10 Chinese feet or ¹/₁₅₀ Chinese mile. Zhanggufeng Synonym of Zaozernaya Hill: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name. zhanghengite A golden-yellow mineral containing predominantly copper and zinc but also iron, chromium, and aluminium. zhangheotheriid Any extinct mammal of the family †Zhangheotheriidae Zhangjiachuan A Hui autonomous county in Tianshui, Gansu, China. Zhangjiagang A county-level city of Suzhou, Jiangsu, China. Zhangjiaji A town in Xiangzhou district, Xiangyang, Hubei, China. Zhangjiajie A prefecture-level city of Hunan, China. Zhangjiakou A prefecture-level city of Hebei, China. Zhangjiang Former name of the Jiulong: a river in southern Fujian, China. Zhangpu A county of Zhangzhou, Fujian, China. Zhangqiao A town in Yanling, Xuchang, Henan, China, formerly a township. Zhangqiu A district of Jinan, Shandong, China. Zhangwan A district of Shiyan, Hubei, China. Zhangwu A county of Fuxin, Liaoning, China. Zhangye A prefecture-level city of Gansu, China. Zhangzhou A prefecture-level city in southern Fujian, China. Zhangzhounese The people of Zhangzhou Zhangzhung An ancient culture and kingdom in western Tibet. Zhangzi A county of Changzhi, Shanxi, China. Zhanhe A district of Pingdingshan, Henan, China. Zhanjiang A prefecture-level city of Guangdong, China. zhanmadao An ancient Chinese curved single-edged anti-cavalry sabre-type sword, with a 1-2 foot handle and 4-5 foot blade Zhanna A transliteration of the Russian or Ukrainian female given name Жа́нна (Žánna) Zhao A former city-state in Hongdong, Shanxi, China, under the Zhou. zhaoermiatoxin A toxin in the venom of pitvipers of the genus Zhaoermia Zhaoji A village in Wulipu, Shayang, Jingmen, Hubei, China. Zhaoqing A prefecture-level city of Guangdong, China. Zhaotong A prefecture-level city of Yunnan, China. Zhaoyuan A county-level city of Yantai, Shandong, China.