cadmium sulfide containing zinc
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zinc cadmium sulfide

a deficiency caused by inadequate zinc in the diet or by liver disease or cystic fibrosis or other diseases
<noun.state>

zinc deficiency

an ointment containing zinc that is used to treat certain skin diseases
<noun.artifact>

zinc ointment

oxide of zinc; a white powder used as a pigment or in cosmetics or glass or inks and in zinc ointment
<noun.substance>

flowers of zinc

philosopher's wool

philosophers' wool

zinc oxide

a colorless water-soluble powder; used as a mordant or to preserve wood or for the electrodeposition of zinc
<noun.substance>

white vitriol

zinc sulfate

zinc sulphate

zinc vitriol

a yellow to white crystalline fluorescent compound that occurs naturally as sphalerite or wurtzite and is used as a luminous pigment
<noun.substance>

zinc sulfide

zinc sulphide

a colorless water-soluble powder; used as a mordant or to preserve wood or for the electrodeposition of zinc
<noun.substance>

white vitriol

zinc sulfate

zinc sulphate

zinc vitriol

a yellow to white crystalline fluorescent compound that occurs naturally as sphalerite or wurtzite and is used as a luminous pigment
<noun.substance>

zinc sulfide

zinc sulphide

a colorless water-soluble powder; used as a mordant or to preserve wood or for the electrodeposition of zinc
<noun.substance>

white vitriol

zinc sulfate

zinc sulphate

zinc vitriol

a white pigment used in house paints; consists of zinc oxide
<noun.substance>

Chinese white

zinc white

dry fruity red wine from California
<noun.food>

zinfandel

the activeness of an energetic personality
<noun.attribute>

dynamism

oomph

pizzaz

pizzazz

zing

a brief high-pitched buzzing or humming sound
<noun.event>

zing

sample sentences

"the zing of the passing bullet"

a striking or amusing or caustic remark
<noun.communication>

zinger

sample sentences

"he always greeted me with a new zinger"
"she tried to think of some killer of an argument, a real zinger that would disarm all opposition"

a steel grey metallic mineral (a sulphide of lead and antimony)
<noun.substance>

zinkenite

any of various plants of the genus Zinnia cultivated for their variously and brightly colored flower heads
<noun.plant>

old maid

old maid flower

zinnia

a mica containing iron and lithium
<noun.substance>

zinnwaldite

a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab
<noun.artifact>

slide fastener

zip

zip fastener

zipper

forceful exertion
<noun.attribute>   freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 1

energy

vigor

vigour

zip

sample sentences

"he plays tennis with great energy"
"he's full of zip"

a quantity of no importance
<noun.quantity>   freq. cnt.: 148 freq. cnt.: 141 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 1

aught

cipher

cypher

goose egg

nada

naught

nil

nix

nothing

null

zero

zilch

zip

zippo

sample sentences

"it looked like nothing I had ever seen before"
"reduced to nil all the work we had done"
"we racked up a pathetic goose egg"
"it was all for naught"
"I didn't hear zilch about it"

close with a zipper
<verb.contact>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

zip

zip up

zipper

sample sentences

"Zip up your jacket--it's cold"

move very fast
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hurry

speed

travel rapidly

zip

sample sentences

"The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed"

move by very quickly
<verb.motion>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

fly by

whisk by

zip by

a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab
<noun.artifact>

slide fastener

zip

zip fastener

zipper

a crude homemade pistol
<noun.artifact>

zip gun

close with a zipper
<verb.contact>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

zip

zip up

zipper

sample sentences

"Zip up your jacket--it's cold"

a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab
<noun.artifact>

slide fastener

zip

zip fastener

zipper

close with a zipper
<verb.contact>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

zip

zip up

zipper

sample sentences

"Zip up your jacket--it's cold"

a quantity of no importance
<noun.quantity>   freq. cnt.: 148 freq. cnt.: 141 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 1

aught

cipher

cypher

goose egg

nada

naught

nil

nix

nothing

null

zero

zilch

zip

zippo

sample sentences

"it looked like nothing I had ever seen before"
"reduced to nil all the work we had done"
"we racked up a pathetic goose egg"
"it was all for naught"
"I didn't hear zilch about it"

marked by lively action
<adj.all>

bouncing

bouncy

peppy

spirited

zippy

sample sentences

"a bouncing gait"
"bouncy tunes"
"the peppy and interesting talk"
"a spirited dance"

quick and energetic
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

alert

brisk

lively

merry

rattling

snappy

spanking

zippy

sample sentences

"a brisk walk in the park"
"a lively gait"
"a merry chase"
"traveling at a rattling rate"
"a snappy pace"
"a spanking breeze"

a common mineral occurring in small crystals; chief source of zirconium; used as a refractory when opaque and as a gem when transparent
<noun.substance>

zircon

zirconium silicate

a white crystalline oxide; used in refractories and in insulation and abrasives and enamels and glazes
<noun.substance>

zirconia

zirconium dioxide

zirconium oxide

a lustrous grey strong metallic element resembling titanium; it is used in nuclear reactors as a neutron absorber; it occurs in baddeleyite but is obtained chiefly from zircon
<noun.substance>

Zr

atomic number 40

zirconium

a white crystalline oxide; used in refractories and in insulation and abrasives and enamels and glazes
<noun.substance>

zirconia

zirconium dioxide

zirconium oxide