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787 words — headwords with part of speech, pronunciation, and a plain-language definition.

zébrâne: zeedonk (cross between a zebra and a donkey)
zébré-de-vert: the green-striped white butterfly (Euchloe falloui) from North Africa
zébu: zebu (Bos taurus indicus)
zébulon: jack-in-the-box (someone who appears unexpectedly)
zébute: synonym of zébue
zédoaire: zedoary
zédoarine: a bitter extract of zedoary
zée: John Dory (edible marine fish)
zéidé: dory (fish of the family Zeidae)
zéine: zein
zéisme: the belief that pellagra is caused by maize deficient in certain nutrients
zélandais: of Zealand
zélateur: zelator
zélatrice: zelatrix
zéleur: a form of leader in the Order of Minims
zélote: zealot (member of the Zealot movement)
zélotisme: zealotry
zélé: zealous; keen; diligent, industrious
zémidjan: zemidjan (motorcycle taxi)
zémindar: zamindar
zémindarat: zemindarate
zénaie: a type of oak plantation
zénith: zenith
zénith-secteur: zenith sector, zenith telescope
zénithal: zenithal
zénithalement: zenithally
zénitude: zenitude
zénobie: honeycup (of the genus Zenobia)
zénonien: of Saint-Zénon
zénonique: Zenonic
zénonisme: Zenonism
zénoniste: Zenonist
zéolite: alternative spelling of zéolithe
zéolithe: zeolite
zéolitiser: to zeolitize
zéophage: maize-eating
zéoscope: zeoscope
zéphir: zephyr; alternative spelling of zéphyr
zéphirin: a type of chocolate pastry
zéphirine: a type of coloured fabric once made on Saint-Quentin
zéphirinien: of Saint-Zéphirin-de-Courval
zéphyr: zephyr
zéphyrien: zephyrous
zériba: a corral for animals in the Maghreb; a hut
zéro: zero
zéro: zero, nought, oh (in reading numbers); zero, nought; a zero, a person of very poor value
zéro absolu: absolute zero
zéro pointé: dotted zero; complete failure, big fat zero
zéroième: zeroth
zérotage: zeroing (setting the zero point on a measuring device)
zéroter: to zero (set to zero)
zérovalent: zerovalent
zérumbet: Zingiber zerumbet, the shampoo ginger
zétacyperméthrine: the insecticide zeta-cypermethrine
zétamétrie: zetametry
zéthrène: zethrene
zétrudois: of Zétrud-Lumay in Belgium
zétète: a commissioner, in Greece, elected to conduct an inquiry or recover state debts
zététicien: zetetician
zététique: zetetic (proceed by inquiry)