Zerknirschtheit : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

Zairese monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Zaire

English Dictionary: Zerknirschtheit	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
zero-sum game n a game in which the total of all the gains and losses is zero
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
zircon n a common mineral occurring in small crystals; chief source of zirconium; used as a refractory when opaque and as a gem when transparent Synonym(s): zircon, zirconium silicate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
zirconia n a white crystalline oxide; used in refractories and in insulation and abrasives and enamels and glazes Synonym(s): zirconium oxide, zirconia, zirconium dioxide
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
zirconium n a lustrous grey strong metallic element resembling titanium; it is used in nuclear reactors as a neutron absorber; it occurs in baddeleyite but is obtained chiefly from zircon Synonym(s): zirconium, Zr, atomic number 40
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
zirconium dioxide n a white crystalline oxide; used in refractories and in insulation and abrasives and enamels and glazes Synonym(s): zirconium oxide, zirconia, zirconium dioxide
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
zirconium oxide n a white crystalline oxide; used in refractories and in insulation and abrasives and enamels and glazes Synonym(s): zirconium oxide, zirconia, zirconium dioxide
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
zirconium silicate n a common mineral occurring in small crystals; chief source of zirconium; used as a refractory when opaque and as a gem when transparent Synonym(s): zircon, zirconium silicate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Zworykin n United States physicist who invented the iconoscope (1889-1982) Synonym(s): Zworykin, Vladimir Kosma Zworykin
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Zircon \Zir"con\, n. [F., the same word as jargon. See {Jargon} a variety of zircon.] (Min.) A mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals, usually of a brown or gray color. It consists of silica and zirconia. A red variety, used as a gem, is called {hyacinth}. Colorless, pale-yellow or smoky-brown varieties from Ceylon are called {jargon}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Zircon light \Zir"con light\ (Physics) A light, similar to the calcium light, produced by incandescent zirconia.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Zircon syenite}, a coarse-grained syenite containing zircon crystals and often also el[91]olite. It is largely developed in Southern Norway.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Zircona \Zir"co*na\, n. [NL.] (Chem.) Zirconia.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Zirconate \Zir"con*ate\, n. (Chem.) A salt of zirconic acid.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Zirconia \Zirco"nia\, n. [NL.] (Chem.) The oxide of zirconium, obtained as a white powder, and possessing both acid and basic properties. On account of its infusibility, and brilliant luminosity when incandescent, it is used as an ingredient of sticks for the Drummomd light.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Zirconic \Zir*con"ic\, a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, containing, or resembling, zirconium; as, zirconic oxide; zirconic compounds. {Zirconic acid}, an acid of zirconium analogous to carbonic and silicic acids, known only in its salts.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Zirconic \Zir*con"ic\, a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, containing, or resembling, zirconium; as, zirconic oxide; zirconic compounds. {Zirconic acid}, an acid of zirconium analogous to carbonic and silicic acids, known only in its salts.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Zirconium \Zirco"nium\, n. [NL.] (Chem.) A rare element of the carbon-silicon group, intermediate between the metals and nonmetals, obtained from the mineral zircon as a dark sooty powder, or as a gray metallic crystalline substance. Symbol Zr. Atomic weight, 90.4.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Zircono \Zir"co*no\ See {Zirco-}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Zirconoid \Zir"con*oid\, n. [Zircon + oid.] (Crystallog.) A double eight-sided pyramid, a form common with tetragonal crystals; -- so called because this form often occurs in crystals of zircon.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Zirconia, NC Zip code(s): 28790
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
zero-content adj. Syn. {content-free}.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
zorkmid /zork'mid/ n. The canonical unit of currency in hacker-written games. This originated in {Zork} but has spread to {nethack} and is referred to in several other games.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
zero-content {content-free}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
zorkmid /zork'mid/ The canonical unit of currency in hacker-written games. This originated in {Zork} but has spread to {nethack} and is referred to in several other games. [{Jargon File}] (1998-09-21)
From The Elements (22Oct97) [elements]:
zirconium Symbol: Zr Atomic number: 40 Atomic weight: 91.22 Grey-white metallic transition element. Five natural isotopes and six radioactive isotopes are known. Used in nuclear reactors for a {neutron} absorber. Discovered in 1789 by Martin Klaproth, isolated in 1824 by Berzelius.