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Word Unit: zanth-, zantho- (Greek: the color yellow; this is considered a misspelling of xantho-).

Word Unit: zelo-, zel-; zeal- + (Greek > Latin: ardor, fervor; zealot; zeal; jealousy, jealous).

Related religious-word units: church; dei-, div-; ecclesi-; fanati-; hiero-; idol-; -olatry; theo-.

Word Unit: zephyro-, zephyr- + (Greek > Latin: west wind [Old English zefferus from Latin zephyrus from Greek zephuros]).

Cross references of word groups that are related, directly or indirectly, to: "air, wind": aello-; aeolo-; aero-; anemo-; atmo-; austro-; flat-, flatu-; phys-; pneo-, -pnea; pneumato-; turb-; vent-.

Word Unit: zepto- [ZEP toh] (Latin: septo-, seven; a decimal prefix [10^-21] used in the international metric system for measurements).

Word Unit: zeta + (Greek: the sixth letter of the Greek alphabet).

Word Unit: zetta- [ZE tuh] + (Latin: septo-, "seven"; a decimal prefix [10²¹] used in the international metric system for measurements).

Word Unit: zomo- (Greek: juice, soup, sauce, broth).

Word Unit: zono-, zon-, zoni- + (Greek > Latin: girdle, girded garment).

Word Unit: zoo-, zoa-, zo-, -zoic, -zoid, -zoite, -zoal, -zonal, -zooid, -zoon, -zoa, -zoan + (Greek: animal, living being; life).

Related "animal" units: anima-; faun-; therio-.

Word Unit: Zoology (the scientific study of animals).

Word Unit: Zoonoses, Part 1 (Greek: diseases communicated from one kind of animal to another or to human beings; usually restricted to diseases transmitted naturally to man from animals).

Word Unit: Zoonoses, Part 2 (Greek: diseases communicated from one kind of animal to another or to human beings; usually restricted to diseases transmitted naturally to man from animals).

Word Unit: Zoonotic Diseases (Pets can give people so many things: love, attention, entertainment, company; as well as, infection).

Word Unit: Zoopraxography (origin and background).

Word Unit: zoster-, zoster + (Greek: girdle; belt).

Word Unit: zygo-, zyg-, -zygous (Greek: yoke, forming pairs; joined, union; or denoting relationship to a junction; meaning a yoke or crossbar by which two draft animals; such as, oxen could be hitched to a plow or wagon).

Word Unit: zygoma- (Greek: bolt or bar).

Word Unit: zygomatico- (Greek: the malar bone or the arch that the malar bone forms with the other bones to which it is connected).

Word Unit: zymo-, zym-, -zyme, -zymic + (Greek: ferment, fermentation; leaven [leavening agent, leavening catalyst]).

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