Zietrisikite
Zie•tri•si´kite, n. (Min.) A mineral wax, vert similar to ozocerite. It is found at Zietrisika, Moldavia, whence its name.

Zif, n. [Heb. ziv.] The second month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year, corresponding to our May. { Zig´ger, Zig´hyr }, v. i. (Mining) Same as Sicker. [Prov. Eng.] Raymond.

Zigzaggery
Zig´zag•ger•y, n. The quality or state of being zigzag; crookedness. [R.]
"The … zigzaggery of my father’s approaches." Sterne.

Zigzaggy
Zig´zag•gy, a. Having sharp turns. Barham.

Zikkurat
Zik´ku•rat, n. A temple tower of the Babylonians or Assyrians, consisting of a lofty pyramidal structure, built in successive stages, with outside staircases, and a shrine at the top.

Zilla
Zil´la, n. (Bot.) A low, thorny, suffrutescent, crucifeous plant ( Zilla myagroides) found in the deserts of Egypt. Its leaves are boiled in water, and eaten, by the Arabs.

Zillah
Zil´lah, n. [Ar. zila.] A district or local division, as of a province. [India]

Zimb, n. (Zoöl.) A large, venomous, two-winged fly, native of Abyssinia. It is allied to the tsetse fly, and, like the latter, is destructive to cattle.

Ziment-water
Zim´ent-wa•ter, n. [G. cement- wasser. See Cement.] A kind of water found in copper mines; water impregnated with copper.

Zinc (zink), 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.

Zinc, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Zincked or Zinced ; p. pr. & vb. n. Zincking or Zincing .] To coat with zinc; to galvanize.

Zincic
Zinc´ic, a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, containing, or resembling, zinc; zincous.

Zincide
Zinc´ide, n. A binary compound of zinc. [R.]

Zinciferous
Zinc•if´er•ous, a. [ Zinc + -ferous.] Containing or affording zinc.

Zincification
Zinc•i•fi•ca´tion, n. The act or process of applying zinc; the condition of being zincified, or covered with zinc; galvanization.

Zincify
Zinc´i•fy, v. t. [ Zinc + - fy.] (Metal.) To coat or impregnate with zinc.

Zincite
Zinc´ite, n. (Min.) Native zinc oxide; a brittle, translucent mineral, of an orange- red color; — called also red zinc ore, and red oxide of zinc. {Zinck´ing, or Zinc´ing }, n. (Metal.) The act or process of applying zinc; galvanization.

Zincky
Zinck´y, a. Pertaining to zinc, or having its appearance. [Written also zinky.]

Zinco-
Zin´co- A combining form from zinc; in chemistry, designating zinc as an element of certain double compounds. Also used adjectively.

Zincode
Zinc´ode, n. [ Zinc + - ode, as in electrode.] (Elec.) The positive electrode of an electrolytic cell; anode. [R.] Miller.

Zincograph
Zin´co•graph, n. A zinc plate prepared for printing by zincography; also a print from such a plate.

Zincographer
Zin•cog´ra•pher, n. An engraver on zinc. { Zin•co•graph´ic, Zin•co•graph´ic•al } a. Of or pertaining to zincography; as zincographic processes.

Zincography
Zin•cog´ra•phy, n. [ Zinco- + -graphy.] The art or process of engraving or etching on zinc, in which the design is left in relief in the style of a wood cut, the rest of the ground being eaten away by acid.

Zincoid
Zinc´oid, a. [ Zinc + - oid.] 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. [Obs.]

Zinco-polar
Zin•co-po´lar, a. [ Zinco- + polar.] (Elec.) Electrically polarized like the surface of the zinc presented to the acid in a battery, which has zincous affinity. [Obs.]

Zincous
Zinc´ous, a.
1. (Chem.) (a) Of, pertaining to, or containing, zinc; zincic; as zincous salts. (b) Hence, formerly, basic, basylous, as opposed to chlorous.
2. (Physics) Of or pertaining to the positive pole of a galvanic battery; electro-positive.

Zingaro
Zin´ga•ro, n. ; pl. Zingari (#). [It.] A gypsy.

Zingel
Zing´el (zing"el), n. (Zoöl.) A small, edible, freshwater European perch ( Aspro zingel), having a round, elongated body and prominent snout.

Zingiberaceous
Zin•gi•ber•a´ceous (zin•ji•ber•a"shus), a. [L. zingiber ginger. See Ginger.] (Bot.) Of or pertaining to ginger, or to a tribe ( Zingibereae) of endogenous plants of the order Scitamineae. See Scitamineous.

Zinky
Zink´y, a. See Zincky. Kirwan.

Zinnwaldite
Zinn´wald•ite, n. [So called after Zinnwald, in Bohemia, where it occurs.] (Min.) A kind of mica containing lithium, often associated with tin ore.

Zinsang
Zin´sang, n. (Zoöl.) The delundung.

Zinziberaceous
Zin•zi•ber•a´ceous, a. (Bot.) Same as Zingiberaceous.

Zionism
Zi´on•ism, n. [ Zion + - ism.] Among the Jews, a theory, plan, or movement for colonizing their own race in Palestine, the land of Zion, or, if that is impracticable, elsewhere, either for religious or nationalizing purposes; — called also Zion movement. — Zi´on•ist, n. — Zi•on•is´tic (#), a.

Zip, n. [Imitative.] A hissing or sibilant sound such as that made by a flying bullet.

Zip, v. i. To make, or move with, such a sound.

Ziphioid
Ziph´i•oid, n. (Zoöl.) See Xiphioid.

Zircofluoride
Zir•co•flu´or•ide, n. (Chem.) A double fluoride of zirconium and hydrogen, or some other positive element or radical; as zircofluoride of sodium.

Zircon
Zir´con, n. [F., the same word as jargon. See Jargon a variety of zircon.] (Min.) A mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals, usually of a brown or gray color. It consists of silica and zirconia. A red variety, used as a gem, is called hyacinth. Colorless, pale-yellow or smoky- brown varieties from Ceylon are called jargon. Zircon syenite, a coarse-grained syenite containing zircon crystals and often also elaeolite. It is largely developed in Southern Norway.

Zircona
Zir´co•na, n. [NL.] (Chem.) Zirconia.

Zirconate
Zir´con•ate, n. (Chem.) A salt of zirconic acid.

Zirconia
Zir•co´ni•a, n. [NL.] (Chem.) 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 Drummomd light.

Zirconic
Zir•con´ic, a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, containing, or resembling, zirconium; as zirconic oxide; zirconic compounds. Zirconic acid, an acid of zirconium analogous to carbonic and silicic acids, known only in its salts.

Zirconium
Zir•co´ni•um, n. [NL.] (Chem.) A rare element of the carbon-silicon group, intermediate between the metals and nonmetals, obtained from the mineral zircon as a dark sooty powder, or as a gray metallic crystalline substance. Symbol Zr. Atomic weight, 90.4.

Zircono
Zir´co•no See Zirco-.

Zither
Zith´er, n. [G. zither. See Cittern.] (Mus.) An instrument of music used in Austria and Germany. It has from thirty to forty wires strung across a shallow sounding-board, which lies horizontally on a table before the performer, who uses both hands in playing on it. [Not to be confounded with the old lute-shaped cittern, or cithern.]

Zizith
Zi´zith, n. pl. [Heb. tsitsith.] The tassels of twisted cords or threads on the corners of the upper garment worn by strict Jews. The Hebrew for this word is translated in both the Authorized and Revised Versions ( Deut. xxii. 12) by the word "fringes."