English Words: Z
2,810 words · Page 26 of 57
A nucleoside analog reverse-transcriptase inhibitor C₁₀H₁₃N₅O₄, a type of antiretroviral drug that inhibits replication of some retroviruses (such as HIV) and was first approved for the treatment of AIDS.
Curd produced from milk by adding acetic acid, after rennet has ceased to cause coagulation.
An edible freshwater fish, Pelecus cultratus, of the order Cypriniformes, with an oblique mouth, a low wavy lateral line and a sharp-edged belly.
Hydromys ziegleri, a species of water rat native to the mountains of Papua New Guinea.
A kind of catalyst used in the synthesis of polymers of 1-alkenes (alpha-olefins).
A bacteriological stain used to identify acid-fast organisms, mainly mycobacteria.
An acute metabolic condition of hemolytic anemia, hyperlipoproteinemia and abdominal pain, caused by liver delipidization and associated with withdrawal from prolonged heavy alcohol use.
Any of the poisonous perennial flowering plants formerly considered to be within the genus Zigadenus.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English alphabetical index for the letter Z contains 2,810 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 57 pages, and you are currently viewing page 26. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.
On this page 50 of 50 entries carry a part-of-speech tag and 50 carry at least one stored definition. Coverage varies across letters because Wiktionary volunteers build entries at different speeds for different parts of the alphabet, letters with common starting sounds (S, C, T, P) usually have the densest coverage, while less frequent starters (X, Q, Z) tend to have shorter but more specialised lists. PlainSpell surfaces whatever data is present and links back to the source when a definition is not yet recorded.
For readers using this index as a spelling reference, the guarantee is that every form you see on the list is a documented English headword, not a guess, not a derived inflection lacking a lemma row. If a word you expected to find is absent from the "Z" list, it usually means the form exists only as an inflection of another lemma (e.g. a past participle stored under the infinitive) or the entry has not yet been imported from Wiktionary. Use the search bar or the misspelling lookup to resolve these cases.