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   zakat
         n 1: the fourth pillar of Islam is almsgiving as an act of
               worship; "the zakat is earmarked for the poor and disabled"

English Dictionary: zesty by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
zest
n
  1. vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment [syn: gusto, relish, zest, zestfulness]
  2. a tart spicy quality
    Synonym(s): nip, piquance, piquancy, piquantness, tang, tanginess, zest
v
  1. add herbs or spices to
    Synonym(s): zest, spice, spice up
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
zesty
adj
  1. having an agreeably pungent taste [syn: piquant, savory, savoury, spicy, zesty]
  2. marked by spirited enjoyment
    Synonym(s): zestful, yeasty, zesty, barmy
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
zygote
n
  1. (genetics) the diploid cell resulting from the union of a haploid spermatozoon and ovum (including the organism that develops from that cell)
    Synonym(s): zygote, fertilized ovum
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Zest \Zest\, n. [F. zeste, probably fr. L. schistos split,
      cleft, divided, Gr. [?], from [?] to split, cleave. Cf.
      {Schism}.]
      1. A piece of orange or lemon peel, or the aromatic oil which
            may be squeezed from such peel, used to give flavor to
            liquor, etc.
  
      2. Hence, something that gives or enhances a pleasant taste,
            or the taste itself; an appetizer; also, keen enjoyment;
            relish; gusto.
  
                     Almighty Vanity! to thee they owe Their zest of
                     pleasure, and their balm of woe.         --Young.
  
                     Liberality of disposition and conduct gives the
                     highest zest and relish to social intercourse.
                                                                              --Gogan.
  
      3. The woody, thick skin inclosing the kernel of a walnut.
            [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Zest \Zest\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Zested}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Zesting}.]
      1. To cut into thin slips, as the peel of an orange, lemon,
            etc.; to squeeze, as peel, over the surface of anything.
  
      2. To give a relish or flavor to; to heighten the taste or
            relish of; as, to zest wine. --Gibber.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Zo94cytium \[d8]Zo`[94]*cy"ti*um\, n.; pl. {Zo[94]cytia}.
      [NL., fr. Gr. zw^,on an animal + [?] a hollow vessel.]
      (Zo[94]l.)
      The common support, often branched, of certain species of
      social Infusoria.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Zoisite \Zois"ite\, n. [After its discoverer, Von Zois, an
      Austrian mineralogist.] (Min.)
      A grayish or whitish mineral occurring in orthorhombic,
      prismatic crystals, also in columnar masses. It is a silicate
      of alumina and lime, and is allied to epidote.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Zuchetto \Zu*chet"to\, n. [It. zucchetto.] (R. C. Ch.)
      A skullcap covering the tonsure, worn under the berretta. The
      pope's is white; a cardinal's red; a bishop's purple; a
      priest's black.

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   ZEST
  
      An {object-oriented} extension of {Z}.
  
      ["Object Orientation in Z", S. Stepney et al eds, Springer
      1992].
  
  
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