| YOKOZUNA | • yokozuna n. (Sumo) The highest rank of sumo wrestler, above ozeki; grand champion. • yokozuna n. (Sumo) A person holding the rank, either competing at the rank or retired after having achieved it. • YOKOZUNA n. (Japanese) a champion sumo wrestler. |
| YOKOZUNAS | • yokozunas n. Plural of yokozuna. • YOKOZUNA n. (Japanese) a champion sumo wrestler. |
| ZOOCYTIUM | • zoocytium n. (Zoology) The common support, often branched, of certain kinds of social infusoria. • zoöcytium n. Archaic spelling of zoocytium. • ZOOCYTIUM n. (Greek) a hollow vessel. |
| 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. |
| POLYZOARIUM | • polyzoarium n. (Zoology) A polyzoary. • POLYZOARIUM n. a bryozoan colony or supporting structure. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| OVERZEALOUSLY | • overzealously adv. In an overzealous way; with excessive zeal. • OVERZEALOUS adv. excessively zealous. |
| 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. |
| SCHIZOMYCETOUS | • SCHIZOMYCETOUS adj. of or like a schizomycete, any microscopic organism of the class Schizomycetes, also SCHIZOMYCETIC. |
| SCHIZOPHYCEOUS | • schizophyceous adj. (Zoology) Of or relating to the Schizophyceae, a class of blue-green algae. • SCHIZOPHYCEOUS adj. of or belonging to the Schizophyceae, a group of bluish-green algae. |
| OXYPHENBUTAZONE | • oxyphenbutazone n. (Pharmacology) A metabolite of phenylbutazone. • OXYPHENBUTAZONE n. a phenylbutazone derivative having antiinflammatory, analgesic, and antipyretic effects. |
| 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. |