| BENZOYL | • benzoyl n. (Organic chemistry, especially in combination) A univalent radical formally derived from benzoic acid… • BENZOYL n. a compound radical, the base of benzoic acid. |
| ISOZYME | • isozyme n. (Biochemistry) An isoenzyme. • ISOZYME n. one of several variants of the same enzyme occurring within a single species, also ISOENZYME. |
| LOZENGY | • lozengy adj. (Heraldry) Divided into lozenge-shaped compartments, as the field or a bearing, by lines drawn in the… • LOZENGY adj. with lozenges. |
| SOYUZES | • Soyuzes n. Plural of Soyuz. • SOYUZ n. (Russian) a Soviet manned spacecraft. |
| TOLZEYS | • tolzeys n. Plural of tolzey. • TOLZEY n. a merchants' meeting place, also TOLSEL, TOLSEY. |
| ZEDOARY | • zedoary n. Curcuma zedoaria, a perennial herb native to India and Indonesia. • ZEDOARY n. the medicinal root of a tropical plant. |
| ZOOGENY | • zoogeny n. (Zoology) The doctrine of the formation of living beings. • zoögeny n. (Zoology) Alternative spelling of zoogeny. • ZOOGENY n. the doctrine of the beginning of beings, also ZOOGONY. |
| ZOOPERY | • zoopery n. (Rare) experimentation on animals. • ZOOPERY n. experimentation on animals. |
| ZOOTYPE | • zootype n. (Biology) A proposed archetype of the form of all animals, based not on a shared body plan but on conserved… • zootype n. (Symbology) An animal totem; an animal (or animal figure) that is taken as symbolic of a deeper abstraction. • ZOOTYPE n. an animal serving as a type. |
| ZYDECOS | • ZYDECO n. (Creole) a popular music of southern Louisiana that combines tunes of French origin with elements of Caribbean music and the blues. |
| ZYGOSES | • zygoses n. Plural of zygosis. • ZYGOSIS n. (Greek) the union of two gametes. |
| ZYGOTES | • zygotes n. Plural of zygote. • ZYGOTE n. a cell formed from the union of two gametes. |
| ZYMOGEN | • zymogen n. (Biochemistry) A proenzyme, or enzyme precursor, which requires a biochemical change (i.e. hydrolysis)… • ZYMOGEN n. a substance that develops into an enzyme, also ZYMOGENE. |
| ZYMOMES | • ZYMOME n. an old name for the part of gluten insoluble in alcohol. |
| ZYMOSES | • zymoses n. Plural of zymosis. • ZYMOSIS n. (Greek) fermentation. |