Zea mays amylacea
         n 1: corn having kernels almost entirely of soft starch [syn:
               {soft corn}, {flour corn}, {squaw corn}, {Zea mays
               amylacea}]

English Dictionary: Zea mays amylacea	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Zea mays indentata n corn whose kernels contain both hard and soft starch and become indented at maturity Synonym(s): dent corn, Zea mays indentata
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Zea mays indurata n corn having kernels with a hard outer layer enclosing the soft endosperm Synonym(s): flint corn, flint maize, Yankee corn, Zea mays indurata
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
zinc ointment n an ointment containing zinc that is used to treat certain skin diseases
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Zinjanthropus n genus to which Australopithecus boisei was formerly assigned Synonym(s): Zinjanthropus, genus Zinjanthropus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
zinkenite n a steel grey metallic mineral (a sulphide of lead and antimony)
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Zinzendorf n German theologian (1700-1760) [syn: Zinzendorf, {Count Nikolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf}]
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Zionism n a policy for establishing and developing a national homeland for Jews in Palestine a movement of world Jewry that arose late in the 19th century with the aim of creating a Jewish state in Palestine Synonym(s): Zionism, Zionist movement
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
zymogen n any of a group of compounds that are inactive precursors of enzymes and require some change (such as the hydrolysis of a fragment that masks an active enzyme) to become active Synonym(s): proenzyme, zymogen
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Zanyism \Za"ny*ism\, n.       State or character of a zany; buffoonery. --Coleridge. --H.       Morley.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Zinc \Zinc\ (z[icr][nsm]k), n. [G. zink, probably akin to zinn       tin: cf. F. zinc, from the German. Cf. {Tin}.] (Chem.)       An abundant element of the magnesium-cadmium group, extracted       principally from the minerals zinc blende, smithsonite,       calamine, and franklinite, as an easily fusible bluish white       metal, which is malleable, especially when heated. It is not       easily oxidized in moist air, and hence is used for sheeting,       coating galvanized iron, etc. It is used in making brass,       britannia, and other alloys, and is also largely consumed in       electric batteries. Symbol Zn. Atomic weight 64.9. [Formerly       written also {zink}.]          {Butter of zinc} (Old Chem.), zinc chloride, {ZnCl2}, a             deliquescent white waxy or oily substance.          {Oxide of zinc}. (Chem.) See {Zinc oxide}, below.          {Zinc amine} (Chem.), a white amorphous substance,             {Zn(NH2)2}, obtained by the action of ammonia on zinc             ethyl; -- called also {zinc amide}.          {Zinc amyle} (Chem.), a colorless, transparent liquid,             composed of zinc and amyle, which, when exposed to the             atmosphere, emits fumes, and absorbs oxygen with rapidity.                      {Zinc blende} [cf. G. zinkblende] (Min.), a native zinc             sulphide. See {Blende}, n.       (a) .          {Zinc bloom} [cf. G. zinkblumen flowers of zinc, oxide of             zinc] (Min.), hydrous carbonate of zinc, usually occurring             in white earthy incrustations; -- called also             {hydrozincite}.          {Zinc ethyl} (Chem.), a colorless, transparent, poisonous             liquid, composed of zinc and ethyl, which takes fire             spontaneously on exposure to the atmosphere.          {Zinc green}, a green pigment consisting of zinc and cobalt             oxides; -- called also {Rinmann's green}.          {Zinc methyl} (Chem.), a colorless mobile liquid {Zn(CH3)2},             produced by the action of methyl iodide on a zinc sodium             alloy. It has a disagreeable odor, and is spontaneously             inflammable in the air. It has been of great importance in             the synthesis of organic compounds, and is the type of a             large series of similar compounds, as zinc ethyl, zinc             amyle, etc.          {Zinc oxide} (Chem.), the oxide of zinc, {ZnO}, forming a             light fluffy sublimate when zinc is burned; -- called also             {flowers of zinc}, {philosopher's wool}, {nihil album},             etc. The impure oxide produced by burning the metal,             roasting its ores, or in melting brass, is called also             {pompholyx}, and {tutty}.          {Zinc spinel} (Min.), a mineral, related to spinel,             consisting essentially of the oxides of zinc and             aluminium; gahnite.          {Zinc vitriol} (Chem.), zinc sulphate. See {White vitriol},             under {Vitriol}.          {Zinc white}, a white powder consisting of zinc oxide, used             as a pigment.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Zinc \Zinc\ (z[icr][nsm]k), n. [G. zink, probably akin to zinn       tin: cf. F. zinc, from the German. Cf. {Tin}.] (Chem.)       An abundant element of the magnesium-cadmium group, extracted       principally from the minerals zinc blende, smithsonite,       calamine, and franklinite, as an easily fusible bluish white       metal, which is malleable, especially when heated. It is not       easily oxidized in moist air, and hence is used for sheeting,       coating galvanized iron, etc. It is used in making brass,       britannia, and other alloys, and is also largely consumed in       electric batteries. Symbol Zn. Atomic weight 64.9. [Formerly       written also {zink}.]          {Butter of zinc} (Old Chem.), zinc chloride, {ZnCl2}, a             deliquescent white waxy or oily substance.          {Oxide of zinc}. (Chem.) See {Zinc oxide}, below.          {Zinc amine} (Chem.), a white amorphous substance,             {Zn(NH2)2}, obtained by the action of ammonia on zinc             ethyl; -- called also {zinc amide}.          {Zinc amyle} (Chem.), a colorless, transparent liquid,             composed of zinc and amyle, which, when exposed to the             atmosphere, emits fumes, and absorbs oxygen with rapidity.                      {Zinc blende} [cf. G. zinkblende] (Min.), a native zinc             sulphide. See {Blende}, n.       (a) .          {Zinc bloom} [cf. G. zinkblumen flowers of zinc, oxide of             zinc] (Min.), hydrous carbonate of zinc, usually occurring             in white earthy incrustations; -- called also             {hydrozincite}.          {Zinc ethyl} (Chem.), a colorless, transparent, poisonous             liquid, composed of zinc and ethyl, which takes fire             spontaneously on exposure to the atmosphere.          {Zinc green}, a green pigment consisting of zinc and cobalt             oxides; -- called also {Rinmann's green}.          {Zinc methyl} (Chem.), a colorless mobile liquid {Zn(CH3)2},             produced by the action of methyl iodide on a zinc sodium             alloy. It has a disagreeable odor, and is spontaneously             inflammable in the air. It has been of great importance in             the synthesis of organic compounds, and is the type of a             large series of similar compounds, as zinc ethyl, zinc             amyle, etc.          {Zinc oxide} (Chem.), the oxide of zinc, {ZnO}, forming a             light fluffy sublimate when zinc is burned; -- called also             {flowers of zinc}, {philosopher's wool}, {nihil album},             etc. The impure oxide produced by burning the metal,             roasting its ores, or in melting brass, is called also             {pompholyx}, and {tutty}.          {Zinc spinel} (Min.), a mineral, related to spinel,             consisting essentially of the oxides of zinc and             aluminium; gahnite.          {Zinc vitriol} (Chem.), zinc sulphate. See {White vitriol},             under {Vitriol}.          {Zinc white}, a white powder consisting of zinc oxide, used             as a pigment.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Zinc \Zinc\ (z[icr][nsm]k), n. [G. zink, probably akin to zinn       tin: cf. F. zinc, from the German. Cf. {Tin}.] (Chem.)       An abundant element of the magnesium-cadmium group, extracted       principally from the minerals zinc blende, smithsonite,       calamine, and franklinite, as an easily fusible bluish white       metal, which is malleable, especially when heated. It is not       easily oxidized in moist air, and hence is used for sheeting,       coating galvanized iron, etc. It is used in making brass,       britannia, and other alloys, and is also largely consumed in       electric batteries. Symbol Zn. Atomic weight 64.9. [Formerly       written also {zink}.]          {Butter of zinc} (Old Chem.), zinc chloride, {ZnCl2}, a             deliquescent white waxy or oily substance.          {Oxide of zinc}. (Chem.) See {Zinc oxide}, below.          {Zinc amine} (Chem.), a white amorphous substance,             {Zn(NH2)2}, obtained by the action of ammonia on zinc             ethyl; -- called also {zinc amide}.          {Zinc amyle} (Chem.), a colorless, transparent liquid,             composed of zinc and amyle, which, when exposed to the             atmosphere, emits fumes, and absorbs oxygen with rapidity.                      {Zinc blende} [cf. G. zinkblende] (Min.), a native zinc             sulphide. See {Blende}, n.       (a) .          {Zinc bloom} [cf. G. zinkblumen flowers of zinc, oxide of             zinc] (Min.), hydrous carbonate of zinc, usually occurring             in white earthy incrustations; -- called also             {hydrozincite}.          {Zinc ethyl} (Chem.), a colorless, transparent, poisonous             liquid, composed of zinc and ethyl, which takes fire             spontaneously on exposure to the atmosphere.          {Zinc green}, a green pigment consisting of zinc and cobalt             oxides; -- called also {Rinmann's green}.          {Zinc methyl} (Chem.), a colorless mobile liquid {Zn(CH3)2},             produced by the action of methyl iodide on a zinc sodium             alloy. It has a disagreeable odor, and is spontaneously             inflammable in the air. It has been of great importance in             the synthesis of organic compounds, and is the type of a             large series of similar compounds, as zinc ethyl, zinc             amyle, etc.          {Zinc oxide} (Chem.), the oxide of zinc, {ZnO}, forming a             light fluffy sublimate when zinc is burned; -- called also             {flowers of zinc}, {philosopher's wool}, {nihil album},             etc. The impure oxide produced by burning the metal,             roasting its ores, or in melting brass, is called also             {pompholyx}, and {tutty}.          {Zinc spinel} (Min.), a mineral, related to spinel,             consisting essentially of the oxides of zinc and             aluminium; gahnite.          {Zinc vitriol} (Chem.), zinc sulphate. See {White vitriol},             under {Vitriol}.          {Zinc white}, a white powder consisting of zinc oxide, used             as a pigment.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Zinc \Zinc\ (z[icr][nsm]k), n. [G. zink, probably akin to zinn       tin: cf. F. zinc, from the German. Cf. {Tin}.] (Chem.)       An abundant element of the magnesium-cadmium group, extracted       principally from the minerals zinc blende, smithsonite,       calamine, and franklinite, as an easily fusible bluish white       metal, which is malleable, especially when heated. It is not       easily oxidized in moist air, and hence is used for sheeting,       coating galvanized iron, etc. It is used in making brass,       britannia, and other alloys, and is also largely consumed in       electric batteries. Symbol Zn. Atomic weight 64.9. [Formerly       written also {zink}.]          {Butter of zinc} (Old Chem.), zinc chloride, {ZnCl2}, a             deliquescent white waxy or oily substance.          {Oxide of zinc}. (Chem.) See {Zinc oxide}, below.          {Zinc amine} (Chem.), a white amorphous substance,             {Zn(NH2)2}, obtained by the action of ammonia on zinc             ethyl; -- called also {zinc amide}.          {Zinc amyle} (Chem.), a colorless, transparent liquid,             composed of zinc and amyle, which, when exposed to the             atmosphere, emits fumes, and absorbs oxygen with rapidity.                      {Zinc blende} [cf. G. zinkblende] (Min.), a native zinc             sulphide. See {Blende}, n.       (a) .          {Zinc bloom} [cf. G. zinkblumen flowers of zinc, oxide of             zinc] (Min.), hydrous carbonate of zinc, usually occurring             in white earthy incrustations; -- called also             {hydrozincite}.          {Zinc ethyl} (Chem.), a colorless, transparent, poisonous             liquid, composed of zinc and ethyl, which takes fire             spontaneously on exposure to the atmosphere.          {Zinc green}, a green pigment consisting of zinc and cobalt             oxides; -- called also {Rinmann's green}.          {Zinc methyl} (Chem.), a colorless mobile liquid {Zn(CH3)2},             produced by the action of methyl iodide on a zinc sodium             alloy. It has a disagreeable odor, and is spontaneously             inflammable in the air. It has been of great importance in             the synthesis of organic compounds, and is the type of a             large series of similar compounds, as zinc ethyl, zinc             amyle, etc.          {Zinc oxide} (Chem.), the oxide of zinc, {ZnO}, forming a             light fluffy sublimate when zinc is burned; -- called also             {flowers of zinc}, {philosopher's wool}, {nihil album},             etc. The impure oxide produced by burning the metal,             roasting its ores, or in melting brass, is called also             {pompholyx}, and {tutty}.          {Zinc spinel} (Min.), a mineral, related to spinel,             consisting essentially of the oxides of zinc and             aluminium; gahnite.          {Zinc vitriol} (Chem.), zinc sulphate. See {White vitriol},             under {Vitriol}.          {Zinc white}, a white powder consisting of zinc oxide, used             as a pigment.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Zincane \Zinc"ane\, n. (Chem.)       Zinc chloride. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Zincking \Zinck"ing\, [or] Zincing \Zinc"ing\, n. (Metal.)       The act or process of applying zinc; galvanization.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Zinc \Zinc\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Zincked} [or] {Zinced}; p. pr.       & vb. n. {Zincking} [or] {Zincing}.]       To coat with zinc; to galvanize.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Zincking \Zinck"ing\, [or] Zincing \Zinc"ing\, n. (Metal.)       The act or process of applying zinc; galvanization.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Zinc \Zinc\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Zincked} [or] {Zinced}; p. pr.       & vb. n. {Zincking} [or] {Zincing}.]       To coat with zinc; to galvanize.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Zincongraphic \Zin`con*graph"ic\, Zincongraphical    \Zin`con*graph"ic*al\, a.       Of or pertaining to zincography; as, zincographic processes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Zincongraphic \Zin`con*graph"ic\, Zincongraphical    \Zin`con*graph"ic*al\, a.       Of or pertaining to zincography; as, zincographic processes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Zinkenite \Zink"en*ite\ (-[eit]n*[imac]t), n. [From Zinken,       director at one time of the Hanoverian mines.] (Min.)       A steel-gray metallic mineral, a sulphide of antimony and       lead.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Zinsang \Zin"sang\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       The delundung.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Zionism \Zi"on*ism\, n. [Zion + -ism.]       Among the Jews, a theory, plan, or movement for colonizing       their own race in Palestine, the land of Zion, or, if that is       impracticable, elsewhere, either for religious or       nationalizing purposes; -- called also {Zion movement}. --       {Zi"on*ist}, n. -- {Zi`on*is"tic}, a.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Zymogen \Zym"o*gen\, n. [Zyme + -gen.] (Physiol. Chem.)       A mother substance, or antecedent, of an enzyme or chemical       ferment; -- applied to such substances as, not being       themselves actual ferments, may by internal changes give rise       to a ferment.                   The pancreas contains but little ready-made ferment,                though there is present in it a body, zymogen, which                gives birth to the ferment.                     --Foster.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Zymogene \Zym"o*gene\, n. [Zyme + root of Gr. [?] to be born.]       (Biol.)       One of a physiological group of globular bacteria which       produces fermentations of diverse nature; -- distinguished       from pathogene.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Zymogenic \Zym`o*gen"ic\, a. (Biol.)       (a) Pertaining to, or formed by, a zymogene.       (b) Capable of producing a definite zymogen or ferment.          {Zymogenic organism} (Biol.), a micro[94]rganism, such as the             yeast plant of the {Bacterium lactis}, which sets up             certain fermentative processes by which definite chemical             products are formed; -- distinguished from a pathogenic             organism. Cf. {Micrococcus}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Zymogenic \Zym`o*gen"ic\, a. (Biol.)       (a) Pertaining to, or formed by, a zymogene.       (b) Capable of producing a definite zymogen or ferment.          {Zymogenic organism} (Biol.), a micro[94]rganism, such as the             yeast plant of the {Bacterium lactis}, which sets up             certain fermentative processes by which definite chemical             products are formed; -- distinguished from a pathogenic             organism. Cf. {Micrococcus}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Zymometer \Zy*mom"e*ter\, Zymosimeter \Zy`mo*sim"e*ter\, n. [Gr.       [?] ferment, or [?] fermentation + -meter: cf. F.       zymosim[8a]tre.]       An instrument for ascertaining the degree of fermentation       occasioned by the mixture of different liquids, and the       degree of heat which they acquire in fermentation.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Zamzummims       a race of giants; "a people great, and many, and tall, as the       Anakims" (Deut. 2:20, 21). They were overcome by the Ammonites,       "who called them Zamzummims." They belonged to the Rephaim, and       inhabited the country afterwards occupied by the Ammonites. It       has been conjectured that they might be Ham-zuzims, i.e., Zuzims       dwelling in Ham, a place apparently to the south of Ashteroth       (Gen. 14:5), the ancient Rabbath-ammon.
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Zamzummims, projects of crimes; enormous crimes