zea
<botany> A genus of large grasses of which the Indian corn (Zea Mays) is the only species known. Its origin is not (more...)
zealotry
The character and behavior of a zealot; excess of zeal; fanatical devotion to a cause. "Enthusiasm, visionariness, seems (more...)
zearalenone
<chemical> (s-(e))-3,4,5,6,8,10-hexahydro-14,16-dihydroxy-3-methyl-1h-2-benzoxacyclotetradecin-1,7(8h)-dione. One (more...)
zeatin
<molecular biology, plant biology> A naturally occurring cytokinin, originally isolated from maize seeds. Its ribo (more...)
zeaxanthin
B,beta-carotene-3,3'-diol;a carotene found in corn, fruits, seeds, and egg yolk; isomeric with xanthophyll.
zeaxanthin epoxidase
<enzyme> An o2-dependent NADPH-dependent epoxidase; catalyses the epoxidation of zeaxanthin to violaxanthin via an (more...)
zeaxanthin glucosyltransferase
<enzyme> Forms zeaxanthin monoglucoside and diglucoside; isolated from erwinia herbicola
zebra
<zoology> Either one of two species of South African wild horses remarkable for having the body white or yellowish (more...)
zebra body
Metachromatically staining membrane-bound granules, measuring 0.5-1 um in diameter and containing lamellae with a 5.8 nm (more...)
zebrafish
<cell biology, genetics> Brachydanio rerio, species of small fresshwater aquarium fish with a transparent embryo m (more...)
