Definition of za

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Za (n.) An old solfeggio name for B flat; the seventh harmonic, as heard in the or aeolian string; -- so called by Tartini. It was long considered a false, but is the true note of the chord of the flat seventh..

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Dextrose :: Dextrose (n.) A sirupy, or white crystalline, variety of sugar, C6H12O6 (so called from turning the plane of polarization to the right), occurring in many ripe fruits. Dextrose and levulose are obtained by the inversion of cane sugar or sucrose, and hence called invert sugar. Dextrose is chiefly obtained by the action of heat and acids on starch, and hence called also starch sugar. It is also formed from starchy food by the action of the amylolytic ferments of saliva and pancreatic juice..
Subglacial :: Subgenus (n.) A subdivision of a genus, comprising one or more species which differ from other species of the genus in some important character or characters; as, the azaleas now constitute a subgenus of Rhododendron..
Blizzard :: Blizzard (n.) A gale of piercingly cold wind, usually accompanied with fine and blinding snow; a furious blast..
Chessy Copper :: Chessy copper () The mineral azurite, found in fine crystallization at Chessy, near Lyons; called also chessylite..
Teguexin :: Teguexin (n.) A large South American lizard (Tejus teguexin). It becomes three or four feet long, and is blackish above, marked with yellowish spots of various sizes. It feeds upon fruits, insects, reptiles, young birds, and birds' eggs. The closely allied species Tejus rufescens is called red teguexin..
Subtilized :: Subtilization (n.) Refinement; subtlety; extreme attenuation.
Bazar :: Bazar (n.) A fair for the sale of fancy wares, toys, etc., commonly for a charitable objects..
Cadence :: Cadence (n.) A cadenza, or closing embellishment; a pause before the end of a strain, which the performer may fill with a flight of fancy..
Stance :: Stance (n.) A stanza.
Trapezate :: Trapezate (a.) Having the form of a trapezium; trapeziform.
Macadamization :: Macadamization (n.) The process or act of macadamizing.
Denizenation :: Denizenation (n.) Denization; denizening.
Ferula :: Ferula (n.) The imperial scepter in the Byzantine or Eastern Empire.
Syphilize :: Syphilization (n.) Inoculation with the syphilitic virus, especially when employed as a preventive measure, like vaccination..
Hazardry :: Hazardry (n.) Rashness; temerity.
Snakefish :: Snakefish (n.) The lizard fish.
Knight Marshal :: Knight marshal () An officer in the household of the British sovereign, who has cognizance of transgressions within the royal household and verge, and of contracts made there, a member of the household being one of the parties..
Hatteria :: Hatteria (n.) A New Zealand lizard, which, in anatomical character, differs widely from all other existing lizards. It is the only living representative of the order Rhynchocephala, of which many Mesozoic fossil species are known; -- called also Sphenodon, and Tuatera..
Mazard :: Mazard (n.) A kind of small black cherry.
Fleabane :: Fleabane (n.) One of various plants, supposed to have efficacy in driving away fleas. They belong, for the most part, to the genera Conyza, Erigeron, and Pulicaria..
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