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Zygenid
- - Any one of numerous species of moths of the family Zygaenidae, most of which are bright colored. The wood nymph and the vine forester are examples. Also used adjectively.
Zygnema
- noun - type genus of the family Zygnemataceae
Zygomas
- noun - the slender arch formed by the temporal process of the cheekbone that bridges to the zygomatic process of the temporal bone
Zygosis
- - The process of the merging of two gametes. Same as Conjugation.
Zygotes
- noun - (genetics) the diploid cell resulting from the union of a haploid spermatozoon and ovum (including the organism that develops from that cell)
Zygotic
- adjective - of or relating to a zygote
Zymases
- noun - a complex of enzymes that cause glycolysis; originally found in yeast but also present in higher organisms
Zymogen
- noun - 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
Zymoses
- noun - (medicine) the development and spread of an infectious disease (especially one caused by a fungus)
- a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol
Zymosis
- noun - (medicine) the development and spread of an infectious disease (especially one caused by a fungus)
- a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol