7 Letter Words Starting With Z

A Turkish policeman.

marked by active interest and enthusiasm

Pertaining to, or resembling, the zebra.

A medicinal substance obtained in the East Indian, having a fragrant smell, and a warm, bitter, aromatic taste. It is used in medicine as a stimulant. Note: It is the rhizome of different species of…

In Russia, an elective local district and provincial administrative assembly. Originally it was composed of representatives elected by the peasantry, the householders of the towns, and the landed…

any of a family of glassy minerals analogous to feldspar containing hydrated aluminum silicates of calcium or sodium or potassium; formed in cavities in lava flows and in plutonic rocks

marked by spirited enjoyment

with zest

Seeking; proceeding by inquiry. Zetetic method, the method used for finding the value of unknown quantities by direct search, in investigation, or in the solution of problems. Hutton. A seeker; -- a…

a rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians

a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole)

To coat or impregnate with zinc.

The act or process of applying zinc; galvanization.

Native zinc oxide; a brittle, translucent mineral, of an orange-red color; -- called also red zinc ore, and red oxide of zinc.

Pertaining to, or resembling, zinc; -- said of the electricity of the zincous plate in connection with a copper plate in a voltaic circle; also, designating the positive pole.

(a) Of, pertaining to, or containing, zinc; zincic; as, zincous salts. (b) Hence, formerly, basic, basylous, as opposed to chlorous.

A gypsy.

a musical stringed instrument with strings stretched over a flat sounding board; it is laid flat and played with a plectrum and with fingers

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.

Of or pertaining to a zone; zone-shaped. "The zonular type of a placenta." Dana.

The doctrine of the formation of living beings.

Of or pertaining to a zooid; as, a zooidal form.

all the animal life in a particular region or period

The dissection or the anatomy of animals; -- distinguished from androtomy.

Either one of two species of small African carnivores of the genus Ictonyx allied to the weasels and skunks. Note: The best-known species (Ictonyx zorilla) has black shiny fur with white bands and…

Same as Conjugation.

of or relating to a zygote

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

(medicine) the development and spread of an infectious disease (especially one caused by a fungus)

of or relating to or causing fermentation

the branch of chemistry concerned with fermentation (as in making wine or brewing or distilling)