English words from German
- ZimdarsA surname from German.
- zingelA fish of the perch family, found in the Danube, Zingel zingel.
- Zipser GermanSynonym of Zipser.
- zischäggeSynonym of lobster-tailed pot.
- ZischkowitzA village in Göda, Bautzen district, Saxony, Germany.
- zitterbewegungAn extremely fast oscillation of free electrons (and other particles) predicted by some solutions of the Dirac equation
- ZollicofferA surname from German.
- zollpfundA unit of weight introduced by the Zollverein, defined as exactly 500 grams.
- ZornhauA powerful, diagonally descending blow.
- ZuckerbergTo behave like Mark Zuckerberg, especially to eject a co-investor by diluting their stock, similar to the alleged treatment of Eduardo Saverin.
- zuckergussleberhyaloserositis, frosted liver
- zugunruheAnxious behaviour in migratory animals, especially in birds, experienced at the beginning of the normal migration period.
- ZuhlkeA surname from German.
- zu-infinitiveA German infinitive form created by adding or infixing the particle zu and used in subordinate clauses.
- ZulegerA surname from German.
- ZurbuchenA surname from German [in turn from Alemannic German].
- ZuricherA native or inhabitant of Zurich.
- zwanzigerAn Austrian silver coin equivalent to 20 kreutzers.
- zweckrationalitätTechnical rationality; rationality in accordance with organizational demands instead of moral demands.
- zweibeinbipod
- ZweifachA surname from German.
- zweihänderA two-handed sword primarily of Renaissance Germany, up to a fathom in length, invented in the 14th century.
- zweikanterA type of pebble that has two curved faces formed by wind-blown sand.
- ZweilütschinenA hamlet in Gündlischwand, Bern canton, Switzerland.
- ZwergspitzSynonym of Pomeranian (“a dog breed”).
- ZwetschgenkuchenA traditional German and Austrian fruit cake typically with a yeast dough or sponge base consisting of Zwetschge, bread crumbs or ground almonds optionally topped with streusel.
- ZwickmühleA tactic in which a piece repeatedly gains material, while simultaneously creating an inescapable series of alternating direct and discovered checks.
- zwiebackA form of rusk, usually sweetened bread enriched with eggs that is baked and then sliced and toasted until dry and crisp; considered easy to digest and therefore given to the ill and used as a teething food for toddlers.
- zwiebelaneAny of a series of 1,3-dithietane compounds obtainable from the onion.
- ZwingeA village in Gemeinde Sonnenstein, Landkreis Eichsfeld, Thuringia, Germany.
- zwischenschachA zwischenzug that is a check.
- zwischenzugA tactical move which interrupts the execution of the current plan.
- zwitterionA molecule, such as an amino acid, that carries both a positive and a negative charge.