English Words: Z
2,810 words · Page 33 of 57
A member of the Germanic-speaking ethnic group which developed in the Zips region of Upper Hungary (now Slovakia) beginning in the 13th century, and subsequently settled also in northern Romani, Bukovina, Maramureș, Transylvania, and ultimately Germany.
A double fluoride of zirconium and hydrogen, or some other positive element or radical.
A mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals, usually of a brown or grey colour and consisting of silica and zirconia.
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 Drummond light.
A chemical element (symbol Zr) with an atomic number of 40, a strong, lustrous, grey-white transition metal mainly used as a refractory and opacifier.
A complex mineral with the chemical formula (K,Na)₃(Mn,Fe)₇(Zr,Ti,Nb)₂Si₈O₂₄(OH,F)₇.
The antiviral drug N-[(3-aminooxetan-3-yl)methyl]-2-(1,1-dioxo-3,5-dihydro-2H-1λ6,4-benzothiazepin-4-yl)-6-methylquinazolin-4-amine
A trigonal mineral containing aluminum, chlorine, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, and oxygen.
Zir; the gender-neutral object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject.
A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing calcium, iron, manganese, oxygen, silicon, sodium, and zirconium.
A musical instrument consisting of a flat sounding box with numerous strings placed on a horizontal surface, played with a plectrum or fingertips.
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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 33. 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.
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