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zirconia

the oxide of zirconium, obtained as a white powder, and possessing both acid and basic properties. on account of its infusibility, and brilliant luminosity when incandescent, it is used as an ingredient of sticks for the drummomd light.

zirconic

pertaining to, containing, or resembling, zirconium; as, zirconic oxide; zirconic compounds.

zirconium

a rare element of the carbon-silicon group, intermediate between the metals and nonmetals, obtained from the mineral zircon as a dark sooty powder, or as a gray metallic crystalline substance. symbol zr. atomic weight, 90.4.

zircono

see zirco-.

zirconoid

a double eight-sided pyramid, a form common with tetragonal crystals; -- so called because this form often occurs in crystals of zircon.

zither

an instrument of music used in austria and germany. it has from thirty to forty wires strung across a shallow sounding-board, which lies horizontally on a table before the performer, who uses both hands in playing on it. [not to be confounded with the old lute-shaped cittern, or cithern.]

zittern

see cittern.

zizania

a genus of grasses including indian rice. see indian rice, under rice.

zizel

the suslik.

zoa

of zoon

zoanthacea

a suborder of actinaria, including zoanthus and allied genera, which are permanently attached by their bases.

zoantharia

same as anthozoa.

zoantharian

of or pertaining to the zoantharia.-one of the anthozoa.

zoanthodeme

the zooids of a compound anthozoan, collectively.

zoanthoid

of or pertaining to the zoanthacea.

zoanthropy

a kind of monomania in which the patient believes himself transformed into one of the lower animals.

zoanthus

a genus of actinaria, including numerous species, found mostly in tropical seas. the zooids or polyps resemble small, elongated actinias united together at their bases by fleshy stolons, and thus forming extensive groups. the tentacles are small and bright colored.

zobo

a kind of domestic cattle reared in asia for its flesh and milk. it is supposed to be a hybrid between the zebu and the yak.

zocco

alt. of zoccolo

zoccolo

same as socle.

zocle

same as socle.

zodiac

an imaginary belt in the heavens, 16¡ or 18¡ broad, in the middle of which is the ecliptic, or sun's path. it comprises the twelve constellations, which one constituted, and from which were named, the twelve signs of the zodiac.-a figure representing the signs, symbols, and constellations of the zodiac.-a girdle; a belt.

zodiacal

of or pertaining to the zodiac; situated within the zodiac; as, the zodiacal planets.

zoea

a peculiar larval stage of certain decapod crustacea, especially of crabs and certain anomura.

zoetrope

an optical toy, in which figures made to revolve on the inside of a cylinder, and viewed through slits in its circumference, appear like a single figure passing through a series of natural motions as if animated or mechanically moved.

zohar

a jewish cabalistic book attributed by tradition to rabbi simon ben yochi, who lived about the end of the 1st century, a. d. modern critics believe it to be a compilation of the 13th century.

zoic

of or pertaining to animals, or animal life.

zoide

see meride.

zoilean

having the characteristic of zoilus, a bitter, envious, unjust critic, who lived about 270 years before christ.

zoilism

resemblance to zoilus in style or manner; carping criticism; detraction.

zoisite

a grayish or whitish mineral occurring in orthorhombic, prismatic crystals, also in columnar masses. it is a silicate of alumina and lime, and is allied to epidote.

zokor

an asiatic burrowing rodent (siphneus aspalax) resembling the mole rat. it is native of the altai mountains.

zollverein

literally, a customs union; specifically, applied to the several customs unions successively formed under the leadership of prussia among certain german states for establishing liberty of commerce among themselves and common tariff on imports, exports, and transit.

zomboruk

see zumbooruk.

zona

a zone or band; a layer.

zonae

of zona

zonal

of or pertaining to a zone; having the form of a zone or zones.

zonar

a belt or girdle which the christians and jews of the levant were obliged to wear to distinguish them from mohammedans.

zonaria

a division of mammalia in which the placenta is zonelike.

zonate

divided by parallel planes; as, zonate tetraspores, found in certain red algae.

zone

a girdle; a cincture.-one of the five great divisions of the earth, with respect to latitude and temperature.-the portion of the surface of a sphere included between two parallel planes; the portion of a surface of revolution included between two planes perpendicular to the axis.-a band or stripe extending around a body.-a band or area of growth encircling anything; as, a zone of evergreens on a mountain; the zone of animal or vegetable life in the ocean around an island or a continent; the alpine zone, that part of mountains which is above the limit of tree growth.-a series of planes having mutually parallel intersections.-circuit; circumference.-to girdle; to encircle.

zoned

wearing a zone, or girdle.-having zones, or concentric bands; striped.-zonate.

zoneless

not having a zone; ungirded.

zonnar

see zonar.

zonular

of or pertaining to a zone; zone-shaped.

zonule

a little zone, or girdle.

zonulet

a zonule.

zonure

any one of several of south african lizards of the genus zonura, common in rocky situations.

zoo-

a combining form from gr. zwo^,n an animal, as in zoogenic, zoology, etc.

zoochemical

pertaining to zoochemistry.

zoochemistry

animal chemistry; particularly, the description of the chemical compounds entering into the composition of the animal body, in distinction from biochemistry.

zoochemy

animal chemistry; zoochemistry.

zoochlorella

one of the small green granulelike bodies found in the interior of certain stentors, hydras, and other invertebrates.

zoocyst

a cyst formed by certain protozoa and unicellular plants which the contents divide into a large number of granules, each of which becomes a germ.

zoocytia

of zoocytium

zoocytium

the common support, often branched, of certain species of social infusoria.

zoodendria

of zoodendrium

zoodendrium

the branched, and often treelike, support of the colonies of certain infusoria.

zooecia

of zooecium

zooecium

one of the cells or tubes which inclose the feeling zooids of bryozoa. see illust. of sea moss.

zooerythrine

a peculiar organic red coloring matter found in the feathers of various birds.

zoogamous

of or pertaining zoogamy.

zoogamy

the sexual reproduction of animals.

zoogenic

of or pertaining to zoogeny, animal production.

zoogeny

alt. of zoogony

zoogeographical

of or pertaining to zoography.

zoogeography

the study or description of the geographical distribution of animals.

zoogloea

a colony or mass of bacteria imbedded in a viscous gelatinous substance. the zoogloea is characteristic of a transitory stage through which rapidly multiplying bacteria pass in the course of their evolution. also used adjectively.

zoogony

the doctrine of the formation of living beings.

zoographer

one who describes animals, their forms and habits.

zoographic

alt. of zoographical

zoographical

of or pertaining to the description of animals.

zoographist

a zoographer.

zoography

a description of animals, their forms and habits.

zooid

pertaining to, or resembling, an animal.-an organic body or cell having locomotion, as a spermatic cell or spermatozooid.-an animal in one of its inferior stages of development, as one of the intermediate forms in alternate generation.-one of the individual animals in a composite group, as of anthozoa, hydroidea, and bryozoa; -- sometimes restricted to those individuals in which the mouth and digestive organs are not developed.

zooidal

of or pertaining to a zooid; as, a zooidal form.

zoolatry

the worship of animals.

zoologer

a zoologist.

zoological

of or pertaining to zoology, or the science of animals.

zoologically

in a zoological manner; according to the principles of zoology.

zoologies

of zoology

zoologist

one who is well versed in zoology.

zoology

that part of biology which relates to the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct.-a treatise on this science.

zoomelanin

a pigment giving the black color to the feathers of many birds.

zoomorphic

of or pertaining to zoomorphism.

zoomorphism

the transformation of men into beasts.-the quality of representing or using animal forms; as, zoomorphism in ornament.-the representation of god, or of gods, in the form, or with the attributes, of the lower animals.

zoon

an animal which is the sole product of a single egg; -- opposed to zooid.-any one of the perfectly developed individuals of a compound animal.

zoonic

of or pertaining to animals; obtained from animal substances.

zoonite

one of the segments of the body of an articulate animal.-one of the theoretic transverse divisions of any segmented animal.

zoonomy

the laws of animal life, or the science which treats of the phenomena of animal life, their causes and relations.

zoonule

same as zoonite.

zoopathology

animal pathology.

zoophaga

an artificial group comprising various carnivorous and insectivorous animals.

zoophagan

a animal that feeds on animal food.

zoophagous

feeding on animals.

zoophilist

a lover of animals.

zoophily

love of animals.

zoophite

a zoophyte.

zoophoric

bearing or supporting the figure of an animal; as, a zoophoric column.

zoophorous

the part between the architrave and cornice; the frieze; -- so called from the figures of animals carved upon it.