Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Zone (2)

Zone, v. t. To girdle; to encircle. Keats.

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Zone (3)

Zone, n. 1. (Biogeography) An area or part of a region characterized by uniform or similar animal and plant life; a life zone; as, Littoral zone, Austral zone, etc. The zones, o...

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Zoned

Zoned (?), a. 1. Wearing a zone, or girdle. Pope.2. Having zones, or concentric bands; striped.3. (Bot.) Zonate.

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Zoneless

Zone″less (?), a. Not having a zone; ungirded.The reeling goddess with the zoneless waist. Cowper.In careless folds, loose fell her zoneless vest. Mason.

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Zonnar

Zon″nar (?), n. See Zonar.

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Zonular

Zon″u‐lar (?), a. Of or pertaining to a zone; zone-shaped. “The zonular type of a placenta.” Dana.

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Zonule

Zon″ule (?), n. A little zone, or girdle.

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Zonulet

Zon″u‐let (?), n. A zonule. Herrick.

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Zonure

Zon″ure (?), n. [Zone + Gr. � tail.] (Zoöl.) Any one of several of South African lizards of the genus Zonura, common in rocky situations.

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Zoö-

Zo″ö– (?). A combining form from Gr. ζωο̑ͅν an animal, as in zoögenic, zoölogy, etc.

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Zoöchemical

Zo′ö‐chem″ic‐al (?), a. Pertaining to zoöchemistry.

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Zoöchemistry

Zo′ö‐chem″is‐try (?), n. [Zoö- + chemistry.] Animal chemistry; particularly, the description of the chemical compounds entering into the composition of the animal body, in disti...

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Zoöchemy

Zo‐öch″e‐my (?), n. [Zoö- + Gr. � alchemy.] Animal chemistry; zoöchemistry. Dunglison.

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Zoöchlorella

‖Zo′ö‐chlo‐rel″la (?), n. [NL., dim. from Gr. ζῳ̑ον an animal + � green.] (Zoöl.) One of the small green granulelike bodies found in the interior of certain stentors, hydras, an...

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Zoöcyst

Zo″ö‐cyst (?), n. [Zoö- + cyst.] (Biol.) A cyst formed by certain Protozoa and unicellular plants which the contents divide into a large number of granules, each of which become...

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Zoöcytium

‖Zo′ö‐cy″ti‐um (?), n.; pl.Zoöcytia (#). [NL., fr. Gr. ζῳ̑ον an animal + � a hollow vessel.] (Zoöl.) The common support, often branched, of certain species of social Infusoria.

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Zoödendrium

‖Zo′ö‐den″dri‐um (?), n.; pl.Zoödendria (#). [NL., fr. Gr. ζῳ̑ον an animal + � a tree.] (Zoöl.) The branched, and often treelike, support of the colonies of certain Infusoria.

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Zoœcium

‖Zo‐œ″ci‐um (?), n.; pl.Zoœcia (#). [NL., fr. Gr. ζῳ̑ον an animal + � house.] (Zoöl.) One of the cells or tubes which inclose the feeling zooids of Bryozoa. See Illust. of Sea M...

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Zoöerythrine

Zo′ö‐e‐ryth″rine (?), n. [Zoö- + Gr. � red.] (Zoöl.) A peculiar organic red coloring matter found in the feathers of various birds.

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Zoögamous

Zo‐ög″a‐mous (?), a. [Zoö- + Gr. � marriage.] (Biol.) Of or pertaining zoögamy.

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Zoögamy

Zo‐ög″a‐my (?), n.(Biol.) The sexual reproduction of animals.

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Zoögenic

Zo′ö‐gen″ic (?), a. [Zoö- + -gen + -ic: cf. Gr. � born of an animal.] (Biol.) Of or pertaining to zoögeny, animal production.

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Zoögeny

{ Zo‐ög″e‐ny (?), Zo‐ög″o‐ny (?), } n. [Zoö- + root of Gr. � to be born, � offspring.] The doctrine of the formation of living beings.

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Zoögeographical

Zo′ö‐ge′o‐graph″ic‐al (?), a. Of or pertaining to zoögraphy.

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Zoögeography

Zo′ö‐ge‐og″ra‐phy (?), n. [Zoö- + geography.] The study or description of the geographical distribution of animals.

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Zoöglœa

‖Zo′ö‐glœ″a (?), n. [NL., from Gr. ζῳ̑ον an animal + � any glutinous substance.] (Biol.) A colony or mass of bacteria imbedded in a viscous gelatinous substance. The zoöglœa is ...

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Zoögrapher

Zo‐ög″ra‐pher (?), n. One who describes animals, their forms and habits.