| ANTISYZYGY | • antisyzygy n. The presence of dueling polarities within one entity, thought of as typical for the Scottish psyche and literature. • ANTISYZYGY n. a union of opposites. |
| ATMOLYZING | • atmolyzing v. Present participle of atmolyze. • ATMOLYZE v. to separate gases by diffusion, also ATMOLYSE. |
| AUTOLYZING | • autolyzing v. Present participle of autolyze. • AUTOLYZE v. to break down tissue by enzyme action, also AUTOLYSE. |
| CATALYZING | • catalyzing v. Present participle of catalyze. • CATALYZE v. to act at a catalyst, also CATALYSE. |
| HOMOZYGOTE | • homozygote n. (Genetics) A diploid individual that has equal alleles at one or more genetic loci. • HOMOZYGOTE n. an organism or cell having the same alleles for a particular inherited characteristic. |
| PTYALIZING | • ptyalizing v. Present participle of ptyalize. • PTYALIZE v. to induce ptyalism in, also PTYALISE. |
| PYRITIZING | • pyritizing v. Present participle of pyritize. • PYRITIZE v. to convert into pyrites, also PYRITISE. |
| ZEITGEISTY | • zeitgeisty adj. (Informal) Conforming to the zeitgeist. • ZEITGEISTY adj. of, relating to, or typical of the zeitgeist. |
| ZYGANTRUMS | • ZYGANTRUM n. (Greek) extra vertebral articulation in snakes and some lizards. |
| ZYGOCACTUS | • zygocactus n. Any cactus in the genus Schlumbergera (previously Zygocactus). • Zygocactus prop.n. (Obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Cactaceae – now Schlumbergera. • ZYGOCACTUS n. a genus of Brazilian cactus, aka the Christmas cactus. |
| ZYGODACTYL | • zygodactyl adj. Having two toes pointing forward, and two pointing backward; zygodactylous. • zygodactyl n. (Ornithology) Any bird with toes of this kind, such as the parrot. • ZYGODACTYL adj. having two toes pointing forward and two backwards. |
| ZYGOMATICS | • zygomatics n. Plural of zygomatic. • ZYGOMATIC n. the cheek bone. |
| ZYGOMYCETE | • zygomycete n. (Biology) An organism of the phylum Zygomycota. • ZYGOMYCETE n. one of a group of fungi marked by the production of zygospores. |
| ZYGOPHYTES | • zygophytes n. Plural of zygophyte. • ZYGOPHYTE n. a plant that reproduces by the union of two similar cells. |
| ZYGOSITIES | • zygosities n. Plural of zygosity. • ZYGOSITY n. the makeup of a zygote. |
| ZYMOLOGIST | • zymologist n. (Zymurgy) One who is skilled in zymology, or in the fermentation of liquors. • ZYMOLOGIST n. one who is skilled in zymology, or in the fermentation of liquors. |