German–English dictionary

Zwischenstopp

An intermediate stopping point.

Zwischenzeit

A transitional or temporary period between other events.

zwischenzeitlich

Temporary.

zwitschern

(intransitive) To make a short, sharp, cheerful note, as of small birds or crickets; to chitter; to twitter.

Zwitter

(WWI, _, military, historical) An armoured fighting vehicle having features of both male tanks and female tanks.

Zwitterwort

(linguistics) A word whose elements are derived from different languages.

zwittrig

(biology) Having both ovaries and testes or both stamens and pistils.

zwo

A numerical value equal to 2; this many dots (••).

zwölf

The cardinal number occurring after eleven and before thirteen, represented in Arabic numerals as 12 and in Roman numerals as XII.

zwölfte

The ordinal form of the number twelve, describing a person or thing in position number 12 of a sequence.

zwölfter

The ordinal form of the number twelve, describing a person or thing in position number 12 of a sequence.

zyan

Of the colour cyan.

Zyanid

(inorganic compound, organic compound, countable) Any compound containing the -C≡N group or the CN− anion.

zygomatisch

(anatomy, relational) Of, relating to, or located in the area of the zygomatic bone or zygomatic arch.

Zygote

(cytology, also, attributive) A eukaryotic cell formed from the fusion of two gametes during a fertilization process. [from late 19th c.]

zyklisch

Characterized by, or moving in cycles, or happening at regular intervals; cyclical

Zyklon

(broadly) Any weather phenomenon consisting of a system of winds rotating around a centre of low atmospheric pressure; a low pressure system.

Zyklone

(broadly) Any weather phenomenon consisting of a system of winds rotating around a centre of low atmospheric pressure; a low pressure system.

Zyklop

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) A one-eyed giant from Greek and Roman mythology.

Zyklus

(graph theory) A closed trail.

Zylinder

A cylindrical cavity or chamber in a mechanism, such as the counterpart to a piston found in a piston-driven engine.

zylindrisch

Shaped like a cylinder.

Zynismus

(countable) A scornfully pessimistic comment or act.

Zypern

An island and country in the Mediterranean Sea, normally considered politically part of Southeast Europe but geographically part of Western Asia. Official name: Republic of Cyprus. Capital: Nicosia.

Zypresse

An evergreen coniferous tree with flattened shoots bearing small scale-like leaves, whose dark foliage is sometimes associated with mourning, in family Cupressaceae, especially the genera Cupressus and Chamaecyparis.

Zypressengewächs

(countable) A coniferous tree of the genus Cedrus in the family Pinaceae.

Zyprian

A surname from Spanish.

Zyste

A pouch or sac without opening, usually membranous and containing morbid matter, which develops in one of the natural cavities or in the substance of an organ.

zyt

Used to form cell names and classifications for mature cells.

Zytoplasma

(cytology) The contents of a cell except for the nucleus. It includes cytosol, organelles, vesicles, and the cytoskeleton.