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Zymurgy (Noun)

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a branch of applied chemistry that deals with fermentation processes (as in wine making or brewing)

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Zyzzogeton (Noun)

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a genus of large South American leafhoppers (family Cicadellidae) having the pronotum tuberculate and the front tibiae grooved

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Zymosis (Noun)

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FERMENTATION

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Zymase (Noun)

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an enzyme or enzyme complex of yeast that promotes fermentation of sugar

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Zyzomys (Noun)

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a genus of small Australian murid rodents characterized externally by short rounded ears and long slightly tufted tail which is usually all white and by upper molar teeth in which the outermost of the usual three tubercles constituting the cross crests is practically absent

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Zymoses (Noun)

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Plural of Zymosis, FERMENTATION

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Zythum (Noun)

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beer of ancient times: such as

a: beer of ancient Egypt
b: beer of the northern peoples

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Zymoscope (Noun)

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an apparatus for determining the fermenting power of yeast by measuring the amount of carbon dioxide evolved from a given quantity of sugar

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Zythiaceae (Noun)

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a family of imperfect fungi (order Sphaeropsidales)

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Zymosan (Noun)

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an insoluble largely polysaccharide fraction of yeast cell walls

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Zygotoid (Noun)

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a multinucleate zygospore

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Zythia (Noun)

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a genus (the type of the family Zythiaceae) of imperfect fungi characterized by white or bright-colored fleshy or waxy pycnidia and hyaline nonseptate spores

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Zymogram (Noun)

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an electrophoretic strip (as of starch gel) or a representation of it exhibiting the pattern of separated enzymes and especially isoenzymes after electrophoresis

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Zyrtec (Trademark)

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used for a preparation of the hydrochloride of cetirizine

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Zymogenic (Adjective)

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1: producing fermentation : AMYLOLYTIC
broadly : obtaining energy by amylolytic processes
2: of or relating to a zymogen

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Zygotene (Noun)

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the stage of meiotic prophase which immediately follows the leptotene and during which synapsis of homologous chromosomes occurs (obviously)

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Zymogen (Noun)

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an inactive protein precursor of an enzyme secreted by living cells and converted (as by a kinase or an acid) into an active form

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Zygotaxis (Noun)

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the attraction between two zygophores or suspensors that is immediately responsible for conjugation

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Zygospore (Noun)

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a thick-walled spore of some algae and fungi that is formed by union of two similar sexual cells, usually serves as a resting spore, and produces the sporophytic phase

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Zygosporangium (Noun)

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a sporangium in which zygospores are produced

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Zygosphere (Noun)

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a plant gamete capable of uniting with a similar one to form a zygospore

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Zygosphene (Noun)

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a median process on the front part of the neural arch of the vertebrae of most snakes and some lizards

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Zygosphenal (Adjective)

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of, relating to, or constituting a zygosphene

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Zygosperm (Noun)

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Zygosity (Noun)
the makeup or characteristics of a particular zygote also : the genetic relationship between offspring of a single birth especially in regard to being derived from the same or different zygotes
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Zygosis (Noun)
zygote formation : union of gametes : CONJUGATION —used especially in combination
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Zygose (adjective)
of or relating to zygosis
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Zygosacharomyces (Noun)
a genus of yeasts (family Saccharomycetaceae) in which ascospore formation is preceded by conjugation and which is often included in Saccharomyces
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Zygoptera (Noun)
a suborder of Odonata comprising forms that are distinguished from the typical dragonflies by a slenderer elongated body, by narrow equal wings held upright in repose, and by aquatic larvae that have a pair of paddle-shaped tracheal gills at the apex of the abdomen
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Zygopteris (Noun)
the type genus of Zygopteraceae
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Zygophyllum (Noun)
a genus of Old World shrubs (family Zygophyllaceae) that are distinguished mainly by the opposite bifoliate leaves
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Zygophyllaceae (Noun)
a family of herbs, shrubs, or trees (order Geraniales) distinguished by pinnate or bifoliolate stipulate leaves and axillary pentamerous flowers
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Zygophyceae (Plural Noun)
a class that comprises greenish unicellular or filamentous algae having conspicuous chromatophores and multiplying by simple division and by conjugation and that includes the desmids and pond scums and usually also the diatoms
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Zygophore (noun)
a specialized hyphal branch giving rise to another that forms the gamete in some molds (family Mucoraceae)
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Zygoneure (noun)
a connecting neuron
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Zygomycete (Noun)
a fungus of the subclass Zygomycetes
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Zygomorphic (Adjective)
having floral parts unequal in size or form so that the flower is capable of division into essentially symmetrical halves by only one longitudinal plane passing through the axis
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Zygomaxillary (Adjective)
of, relating to, or joining the maxilla and zygoma
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Zygomaxillare (Noun)
a craniometric point at the lower end of the zygomaticotemporal suture
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Zygomaticoauricularis (Noun)
the anterior auricularis muscle
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Zygomatic (Adjective)
of, relating to, constituting, or situated in the region of the zygomatic bone or zygomatic arch
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Zygoma (Noun)
1a: the arch of bone that extends along the front or side of the skull beneath the orbit b: a slender bony process of the zygomatic arch 2: a bone of the face below the eye that in mammals forms part of the zygomatic arch and part of the orbit
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Zygolobous (Adjective)
of the prostomium of an annelid worm | : not set off by a groove from the first true segment
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Zygodont (Adjective)
having or being molar teeth with four tubercles in which the tubercles are united in pairs by crests
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Zygodactylism (Noun)
the condition of being zygodactyl or of having zygodactyl feet
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Zygocactus (noun)
a small genus of Brazilian cacti having flat fleshy usually branched joints, showy red or pink flowers, and red fleshy fruits and including the widely cultivated crab cactus
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Zygnematales (Plural Noun)
an order of green algae (class Chlorophyceae) that include the pond scums and desmids, are distinguished by the absence of asexual reproduction and lack of flagellated reproductive structure, and reproduce sexually by fusion of amoeboid gametes
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Zygnamataceae (plural noun)
a family of common freshwater algae (order Zygnematales) often forming bright green slimy masses in stagnant or running water and consisting of unbranched cylindrical filaments with green chromatophores arranged in spiral bands, stars, or rarely straight bands
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Zygnema (Noun)
a genus of common filamentous algae (family Zygnemataceae) having two stellate chromatophores in each cell
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Zygite (Noun)
a rower of the middle tier in an ancient trireme or in the upper tier of a bireme
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Zygapophysis (Noun)
any of the articular processes of the neural arch of a vertebra of which there are usually two anterior and two posterior
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Zygantrum (Noun)
a fossa on the posterior median part of the neural arch of a vertebra (as of a snake) that accommodates the zygosphene of the next vertebra
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Zygaenidae (Plural Noun)
a family of moths including the foresters, burnet moths, and related moths most of which are bright-colored and day-flying
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Zygaenid (Adjective)
of or relating to the Zygaenidae
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Zygadene (Noun)
a plant of the genus Zigadenus
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Zydeco (Noun)
popular music of southern Louisiana that combines tunes of French origin with elements of Caribbean music and the blues and that features guitar, washboard, and accordion

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