zy·de·co ['zī-də-,kō] -n
- popular music of southern Louisiana that combines tunes of French origin with elements of Caribbean music and the blues and that features guitar, washboard, and accordion
zyg- -comb form
- yoke
- pair
- union
zyg·apoph·y·sis [,zī-gə-'pä-fə-səs] -n
- any of the articular processes of the neural arch of a vertebra of which there are usu. two anterior and two posterior
zy·go·dac·tyl [,zī-gə-'dak-tᵊl] -adj
- having the toes arranged two in front and two behind used of a bird
zy·go·dac·ty·lous [-tə-ləs] -adj
- zygodactyl
zy·go·ma [zī-'gō-mə] -n
- zygomatic arch
- a slender bony process of the zygomatic arch
- zygomatic bone
zy·go·mat·ic [,zī-gə-'ma-tik] -adj
- of, relating to, constituting, or situated in the region of the zygomatic bone or zygomatic arch
zygomatic arch -n
- the arch of bone that extends along the front or side of the skull beneath the orbit
zygomatic bone -n
- a bone of the face below the eye that in mammals forms part of the zygomatic arch and part of the orbit called also cheekbone
zygomatic process -n
- any of several bony processes that enter into or strengthen the zygomatic arch
zy·go·mor·phic [,zī-gə-'mȯr-fik] -adj, n
- having floral parts unequal in size or form so that the flower is capable of division into essentially symmetrical halves by only one longitudinal plane passing through the axis
zy·gos·i·ty [zī-'gä-sə-tē] -n
- the makeup or characteristics of a particular zygote
- the genetic relationship between offspring of a single birth esp. in regard to being derived from the same or different zygotes
zy·go·spore ['zī-gə-,spȯr] -n
- a thick-walled spore of some algae and fungi that is formed by union of two similar sexual cells, usu. serves as a resting spore, and produces the sporophytic phase
zy·gote ['zī-,gōt] -n, adj
- a cell formed by the union of two gametes
- the developing individual produced from such a cell
zygote intrafallopian transfer -n
- a method of assisting reproduction in cases of infertility that is similar to gamete intrafallopian transfer but in which eggs are fertilized in vitro and some of the resulting fertilized eggs are inserted into a fallopian tube abbr. ZIFT
zy·go·tene ['zī-gə-,tēn] -n, adj
- the stage of meiotic prophase which immediately follows the leptotene and during which synapsis of homologous chromosomes occurs
zym- -comb form
- yeast
- enzyme
zy·mase ['zī-,mās, -,māz] -n
- an enzyme or enzyme complex of yeast that promotes fermentation of sugar
zy·mo·gen ['zī-mə-jən] -n
- an inactive protein precursor of an enzyme secreted by living cells and converted (as by a kinase or an acid) into an active form called also proenzyme
zy·mo·gram ['zī-mə-,gram] -n
- an electrophoretic strip (as of starch gel) or a representation of it exhibiting the pattern of separated enzymes and esp. isoenzymes after electrophoresis
zy·mo·san ['zī-mə-,san] -n
- an insoluble largely polysaccharide fraction of yeast cell walls