zikurat
— Noun
– English
～ a rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians
zilch
— Noun
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～ a quantity of no importance; "it looked like nothing I had ever seen before"; "reduced to nil all the work we had done"; "we racked up a pathetic goose egg"; "it was all for naught"; "I didn't hear zilch about it"
zill
— Noun
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～ one of a pair of small metallic cymbals worn on the thumb and middle finger; used in belly dancing in rhythm with the dance
zillion
— Noun
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～ a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole); "there were millions of flies"
zimbabwe
— Noun
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～ a landlocked republic in south central Africa formerly called Rhodesia; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1980
Zimbabwean dollar
— Noun
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～ the basic unit of money in Zimbabwe
zimbabwean
— Noun
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～ a native or inhabitant of Zimbabwe
zimbalist
— Noun
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～ United States violinist (born in Russia) (1889-1985)
Zimmer
— Noun
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～ a light enclosing framework (trade name Zimmer) with rubber castors or wheels and handles; helps invalids or the handicapped or the aged to walk
Zimmer frame
— Noun
– English
～ a light enclosing framework (trade name Zimmer) with rubber castors or wheels and handles; helps invalids or the handicapped or the aged to walk
Zinacef
— Noun
– English
～ a cephalosporin that can be given parenterally (trade name Zinacef) or orally by tablets (trade name Ceftin); indicated for infections of the lungs or throat or ears or urinary tract or meninges
zinc sulfide
— Noun
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～ a yellow to white crystalline fluorescent compound that occurs naturally as sphalerite or wurtzite and is used as a luminous pigment
zinc sulfate
— Noun
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～ a colorless water-soluble powder; used as a mordant or to preserve wood or for the electrodeposition of zinc
zinc vitriol
— Noun
– English
～ a colorless water-soluble powder; used as a mordant or to preserve wood or for the electrodeposition of zinc
zinc deficiency
— Noun
– English
～ a deficiency caused by inadequate zinc in the diet or by liver disease or cystic fibrosis or other diseases
zinc oxide
— Noun
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～ oxide of zinc; a white powder used as a pigment or in cosmetics or glass or inks and in zinc ointment
zinc ointment
— Noun
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～ an ointment containing zinc that is used to treat certain skin diseases
zinc white
— Noun
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～ a white pigment used in house paints; consists of zinc oxide
zinc sulphate
— Noun
– English
～ a colorless water-soluble powder; used as a mordant or to preserve wood or for the electrodeposition of zinc
zinc blende
— Noun
– English
～ an ore that is the chief source of zinc; consists largely of zinc sulfide in crystalline form