| AZYGOUS | • azygous adj. (Biology) odd; not one of a pair; single. • AZYGOUS adj. not being one of a pair. |
| DIZYGOUS | • dizygous adj. Dizygotic. • DIZYGOUS adj. developed from two fertilized ova. |
| AZYGOUSLY | • AZYGOUS adv. not being one of a pair. |
| ZYMURGIES | • zymurgies n. Plural of zymurgy. • ZYMURGY n. (Greek) the branch of applied chemistry dealing with fermentation processes. |
| HEMIZYGOUS | • hemizygous adj. (Genetics) Having some single copies of genes in an otherwise diploid cell or organism. • HEMIZYGOUS adj. having one or more genes that have no allelic counterparts. |
| HOMOZYGOUS | • homozygous adj. Of an organism in which both copies of a given gene have the same allele. • HOMOZYGOUS adj. inheriting a given genetic factor from both parents. |
| MONOZYGOUS | • monozygous adj. Synonym of monozygotic. • MONOZYGOUS adj. developed from one zygote only, also MONOZYGOTIC. |
| 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. |
| HETEROZYGOUS | • heterozygous adj. Of an organism which has two different alleles of a given gene. • HETEROZYGOUS adj. having the two alleles at corresponding loci on homologous chromosomes different for one or more loci. |
| HOMOZYGOUSLY | • homozygously adv. In a homozygous manner. • HOMOZYGOUS adv. inheriting a given genetic factor from both parents. |
| ZYGOCACTUSES | • ZYGOCACTUS n. a genus of Brazilian cactus, aka the Christmas cactus. |
| ZYGOMORPHOUS | • zygomorphous adj. Zygomorphic. • ZYGOMORPHOUS adj. bilaterally symmetrical, also ZYGOMORPHIC. |
| ZYGOMYCETOUS | • zygomycetous adj. Of or relating to the zygomycetes. • ZYGOMYCETOUS adj. of or like a zygomycete, one of a group of fungi marked by the production of zygospores. |
| ZYGODACTYLOUS | • zygodactylous adj. (Ornithology) Having two toes pointing forward, and two toes pointing backward. • ZYGODACTYLOUS adj. of or like a zygodactyl, having two toes pointing forward and two backwards. |
| SCRUTINIZINGLY | • scrutinizingly adv. So as to scrutinize; with close visual attention. • SCRUTINIZING adv. SCRUTINIZE, to examine closely and minutely, also SCRUTINISE. |
| UNSYMPATHIZING | • unsympathizing adj. Failing to sympathize; lacking sympathy. • UNSYMPATHIZING adj. not sympathizing, also UNSYMPATHISING. |
| ZYGOPHYLLACEOUS | • zygophyllaceous adj. (Botany) Of or relating to the family Zygophyllaceae of bean-capers, caltrops, and related plants. • ZYGOPHYLLACEOUS adj. belonging to the Zygophyllaceae, the bean caper family. |