Words starting with zy
4 letter words starting with zy
5 letter words starting with zy
6 letter words starting with zy
- zydeco — a blues-influenced type of Cajun dance music popular in Louisiana and Texas, and usually played on accordion, guitar, and violin.
- zygoid — Of a zygote.
- zygoma — zygomatic arch.
- zygose — the union of two gametes; conjugation.
- zygote — the cell produced by the union of two gametes, before it undergoes cleavage.
7 letter words starting with zy
8 letter words starting with zy
- zygaenid — of or relating to the burnet moth genus, Zygaena
- zygodont — possessing paired ridges on the molar teeth
- zygosity — the characterization of an individual's hereditary traits in terms of gene pairing in the zygote from which it developed. Compare homozygous, heterozygous.
- zygotene — the second stage of prophase in meiosis, during which strands of homologous chromosomes line up and become pairs.
- zymogens — Plural form of zymogen.
9 letter words starting with zy
- zygantrum — a part linking the vertebral segments of the body in snakes and some lizards and into which fits the zygosphene
- zygomatic — of, relating to, or situated near the zygoma.
- zygophore — (in certain fungi) any of several specialized branches of hyphae, bearing the isogametes that unite to produce a zygospore.
- zygophyte — a plant that reproduces by means of zygospores.
- zygosperm — (botany) A spore formed by the union of the contents of two similar cells, either of the same or of distinct individual plants. Zygosperms are found in certain orders of alg\u00e6 and fungi.
10 letter words starting with zy
- zygobranch — a creature belonging to the Zygobranchia genus, which includes molluscs with paired gills
- zygocactus — Any cactus in the genus Schlumbergera (previously Zygocactus).
- zygodactyl — Also, zygodactylous. (of a bird) having the toes of each foot arranged in pairs, with two toes in front and two behind.
- zygomorphy — The quality of being zygomorphic.
- zygomycete — any of a wide variety of common fungi constituting the phylum Zygomycota of the kingdom Fungi (or the class Zygomycetes of the kingdom Plantae), in which sexual reproduction is by the formation of zygospores.
11 letter words starting with zy
- zygocardiac — relating to a small bone in the stomach of a crayfish and other crustaceans
- zygodactyls — Plural form of zygodactyl.
- zygodactyly — (anatomy) The condition of having two toes facing forward and two backward, as in some birds and chameleons.
- zygogenesis — the formation of a zygote.
- zygomaticus — (anatomy) One of several small subcutaneous facial muscles arising from or in relation with the zygoma.
12 letter words starting with zy
- zygapophysis — one of the four processes of a vertebra, occurring in pairs that interlock each vertebra with the vertebrae above and below.
- zymotechnics — the art of managing the fermentation process
13 letter words starting with zy
- zygapophyseal — one of the four processes of a vertebra, occurring in pairs that interlock each vertebra with the vertebrae above and below.
- zygodactylous — Also, zygodactylous. (of a bird) having the toes of each foot arranged in pairs, with two toes in front and two behind.
- zygosporangia — a sporangium that bears a zygospore.
- zymotechnical — relating to the technology of fermentation
14 letter words starting with zy
- zygobranchiate — of or relating to zygobranchs or the Zygobranchia genus
- zygosporangium — a sporangium that bears a zygospore.
15 letter words starting with zy
- zygophyllaceous — belonging to the Zygophyllaceae, the caltrop family of plants.
16 letter words starting with zy
- zygosporangium's — a sporangium that bears a zygospore.
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