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   Zangwill
         n 1: English writer (1864-1926) [syn: {Zangwill}, {Israel
               Zangwill}]

English Dictionary: Zingel by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Zannichellia
n
  1. horned pondweed: completely submerged herbs; in some classifications included in Potamogetonaceae
    Synonym(s): Zannichellia, genus Zannichellia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Zannichellia palustris
n
  1. found in still or slow-moving fresh or brackish water; useful to oxygenate cool water ponds and aquaria
    Synonym(s): horned pondweed, Zannichellia palustris
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Zannichelliaceae
n
  1. alternative classification for some genera included in Potamogetonaceae; one species
    Synonym(s): Zannichelliaceae, family Zannichelliaceae
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
zinc sulfate
n
  1. a colorless water-soluble powder; used as a mordant or to preserve wood or for the electrodeposition of zinc
    Synonym(s): zinc sulfate, zinc sulphate, white vitriol, zinc vitriol
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
zinc sulfide
n
  1. a yellow to white crystalline fluorescent compound that occurs naturally as sphalerite or wurtzite and is used as a luminous pigment
    Synonym(s): zinc sulfide, zinc sulphide
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
zinc sulphate
n
  1. a colorless water-soluble powder; used as a mordant or to preserve wood or for the electrodeposition of zinc
    Synonym(s): zinc sulfate, zinc sulphate, white vitriol, zinc vitriol
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
zinc sulphide
n
  1. a yellow to white crystalline fluorescent compound that occurs naturally as sphalerite or wurtzite and is used as a luminous pigment
    Synonym(s): zinc sulfide, zinc sulphide
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Zwingli
n
  1. Swiss theologian whose sermons began the Reformation in Switzerland (1484-1531)
    Synonym(s): Zwingli, Ulrich Zwingli, Huldreich Zwingli
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Eelpout \Eel"pout`\, n. [AS. [?]lepute.] (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) A European fish ({Zoarces viviparus}), remarkable for
            producing living young; -- called also {greenbone},
            {guffer}, {bard}, and {Maroona eel}. Also, an American
            species ({Z. anguillaris}), -- called also {mutton fish},
            and, erroneously, {congo eel}, {ling}, and {lamper eel}.
            Both are edible, but of little value.
      (b) A fresh-water fish, the burbot.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pondweed \Pond"weed`\, n. (Bot.)
      Any aquatic plant of the genus {Potamogeton}, of which many
      species are found in ponds or slow-moving rivers.
  
      {Choke pondweed}, an American water weed ({Anarcharis, [or]
            Elodea, Canadensis}.) See {Anacharis}.
  
      {Horned pondweed}, the {Zannichellia palustris}, a slender,
            branching aquatic plant, having pointed nutlets.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Zingel \Zing"el\ (z[icr]ng"[eit]l), n. (Zo[94]l.)
      A small, edible, freshwater European perch ({Aspro zingel}),
      having a round, elongated body and prominent snout.

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]:
   Zwinglian \Zwing"li*an\, a. (Theol.)
      Of or pertaining to Ulric Zwingli (1481-1531), the reformer
      of German Switzerland, who maintained that in the Lord's
      Supper the true body of Christ is present by the
      contemplation of faith but not in essence or reality, and
      that the sacrament is a memorial without mystical elements.
      -- n. A follower of Zwingli.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Zwingle, IA (city, FIPS 87690)
      Location: 42.29783 N, 90.68691 W
      Population (1990): 94 (34 housing units)
      Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 52079
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