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ZigZag (software) ZigZag is Ted Nelson's trademark on a data model he has designed for computer interaction, both for users and between programs. The design is centered around an information structure called a zzstructure and its interactive visualizations.
Zihuatanejo Zihuatanejo (aka: Zihuatanejo de Azueta) is a Mexican town. Politically it belongs to the municipality of José Azueta in the state of Guerrero on the Pacific Coast, about 240 km (approximately 145 miles) northwest of Acapulco.
Zichmni Zichmni is the name of an explorer-prince appearing in a 1558 book by Nicolo Zeno of Venice, allegedly based on letters and a map written around the year 1400 by the author's ancestors, the brothers Nicolo and Antonio Zeno. Zichmni was a great lord of some islands on the southern coast of Frislanda, a fictitious island larger than Ireland south of Iceland.
Zichron Menachem Zichron Menachem is the Israeli association for the support of children with cancer and their families. It offers immediate, practical and long-term solutions to the wide range of problems that must be overcome from the moment that a child has been diagnosed with cancer.
Zichuan District The Zichuan District (simplified Chinese:淄川区; pinyin: ZÄ«chuÄn QĹ«) is one of eight divisions within the city of Zibo in the Chinese province of Shandong. It is a highly industrial area, the major industry being ceramics.
Zij-i Ilkhani Zij-i Ilkhani or Ilkhanic Tables (literal translation: "The Ilkhan Stars", after ilkhan Hulagu, who was the patron of the author at that time) is a book with astronomical tables of planetary movements by a Persian astronomer Nasir al-Din al-Tusi. It was written in Persian language and later translated into Arabic.
Zike The Zike, or Sinclair Zike, was a light-weight electric bicycle invented by Sir Clive Sinclair and marketed by his company Sinclair Research Ltd in 1992. It was a commercial failure, selling only 2,000 units, it was originally intended to be produced at the rate of 10,000 a month.
Zikhron Ya'aqov Zikhron Ya'aqov (Hebrew: , ; unofficially also spelled Zichron Yaakov) (meaning "Jacob's Memorial") is a town in Israel, 35 km south of Haifa, part of the Haifa District. It is located at the end of the Carmel mountain range overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, near the coastal highway (Route 2), and is a 10-minute drive from the train station in Binyamina.
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Zikim Zikim (Hebrew: זיקים) is a kibbutz in the northern Negev region of Israel. The original group of settlers graduated from the HaShomer HaTzair youth movement in Romania formed in 1947, and the kibbutz was established two years later, in 1949.
Ziklag Ziklag is the Biblical name of a town that was located in the Negev region in the south of what was the Kingdom of Judah. Its exact location has not been identified with any certainty, though by the end of the 19th century, both Haluza (by the Wadi-Aslu to the south of Beersheba) and Khirbet Zuheiliqah (located to the north west of Beersheba and south southeast of Gaza city) had been suggestedJewish Encyclopedia; Easton's Bible Dictionary.
Zikuala Zikuala is one of the 105 woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Wag Hemra Zone, Zikuala is bordered on the south by Dehana, on the west and north by the Debub Gondar Zone, and on the east by the Tekezé River which separates it from Soqota.
Zikzak Zikzak was an alternative pop music duo featuring San Francisco based singer-songwriter Todd Stadtman and multi-instrumentalist/arranger David Rubinstein. The pair released one full-length album - 2000's See You There - and one seven inch single, both on the Bitter Records imprint, before disbanding in 2001.
Zilch (band) zilch was an experimental music project founded by Hideto Matsumoto, also known as "hide", a Japanese solo artist and former member of the legendary Japanese group X Japan. The project was formed in 1998.
Zilchus In the World of Greyhawk campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game, Zilchus is the Oeridian god of Power, Prestige, Money, Business, and Influence. His holy symbol is a pair of hands clutching a bag of gold.
Zilkale Zilkale is a medieval castle in the Fırtına Valley (, meaning "Storm Valley"), and one of the most important historical works in the Çamlıhemşin region (40° 55' 0N, 40° 57' 0E) of Rize. Özhan Öztürk.
Zillmere, Queensland Zillmere is a suburb north of the Brisbane central business district in Queensland, Australia. Zillmere is one of many 'Ghetto' suburbs in Brisbane and has earned an infamous reputation as one of the most dangerous suburbs on the northside of the city.
Zilog Zilog, often seen as ZiLOG, is a manufacturer of 8-bit, 16-bit, 24-bit, and 32-bit CPUs, and is most famous for its Intel 8080-compatible Z80 series. Zilog was incorporated in California in 1974 by Federico Faggin, who left Intel after working on the 8080, and the Z80 was a vast improvement over it (it was faster, etc.
Zilog SCC The Zilog Serial Communications Controller or Zilog SCC was introduced in the early 80's and provided the ability to do both standard UART style serial communications along with the HDLC protocol for a reasonable price. It was a descendant of the earlier Zilog SIO, and its main enhancement was the inclusion of a built-in baud rate generator.
Zilog Z280 The Zilog Z280 was an enhancement of the Zilog Z80 architecture introduced in July 1987, basically a slighly improved CMOS version of the earlier NMOS Zilog Z800, both versions were commercial failures. They added a memory management unit (MMU) to expand the addressing range to 16 MB, features for multitasking and multiprocessor and coprocessor configurations, a 256 byte cache, and a huge number of new instructions and addressing modes (giving a total of over 2000 combinations).
Zilog Z800 The Zilog Z800 was a 16-bit microprocessor designed by Zilog to be released in 1985. It was instruction compatible with their existing Z80, and differed primarily in having on chip cache and MMU for a 16 MB address range, and also a huge number of new more orthogonal instructions and addressing modes.
Zilov Gap The Zilov Gap is a 400 mile roadless section in Central Siberia where there is no east-west road - the only communication is via the Trans-Siberian Railway. The Zilov Gap is a major challenge to long-distance overload expeditions and nearly caused the end of the Mondo Enduro expedition; the Long Way Round trip avoided it altogether.
Zilpha Keatley Snyder Zilpha Keatley Snyder (1927 –) is an acclaimed author of books for children and young adults. Snyder was awarded three Newbery Honor Book awards for The Egypt Game, The Headless Cupid and The Witches of Worm.
Zilupe Zilupe is a town of several thousands inhabitants in the Ludza District of Latvia, several kilometers from the border with Russia. Zilupe's railway station is the final station for the Riga-Zilupe train route, which is one of the longest passenger rail routes in Latvia.
Zilwaukee Bridge The Zilwaukee Bridge is a high-level, segmental concrete bridge spanning the Saginaw River in Zilwaukee, Michigan, which is a short distance north of Saginaw, Michigan, USA. The current eight-lane structure, completed in 1988, is the second such bridge at this location, replacing a four-lane bascule bridge constructed in 1960.
Zim Integrated Shipping Services Zim Integrated Shipping Services (), formerly Zim American Israeli Shipping and ZIM Israel Navigation Company, is the biggest cargo shipping company in Israel, and 13th largest in the world. The name ZIM means "Fleet" or "big ships" in biblical Hebrew.
Zim Zum Timothy Michael Linton (born on June 251969, in Chicago) more commonly known as Zim Zum, is an American rock musician/songwriter and former guitarist for Life, Sex & Death and Marilyn Manson (1996-1998). His current projects are Pleistoscene, a solo project, and The Pop Culture Suicides.
Zima (town) Zima () is a town in and the administrative center of Ziminsky District of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, situated on the intersection of the Trans-Siberian railway with the Oka River. Population: 34,899 (2002 Census); 41,814 (1989 Census).
Zimb The zimb, also known as tsaltsalya (Ethiopian) or seriut (Arabic), is any horse-fly of the genus Pangonia found in Ethiopia. The genus is more widespread and contains many species, but only those from this region are given the name "zimb".
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe (IPA: ), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, and formerly Republic of Rhodesia, is a landlocked country in the southern part of the continent of Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It borders South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia to the northwest, and Mozambique to the east.
Zimbabwe (band) Zimbabwe is an American band formed in Watertown, Massachusetts, a small suburb of Boston, Massachusetts. Originally a High school band, Zimbabwe's original four members consisted of Antonio Mascaro (guitarist/vocals) Craig Fimian (guitarist/vocals) Nathan Getz (audio effects/mastering/vocals) and Ivan O'Brien (percussion/vocals).
Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army ZANLA or the Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army was the armed wing of the Zimbabwean political movement ZANU (the Zimbabwe African National Union) and participated in the Rhodesian Bush War against white minority rule in Rhodesia.
Zimbabwe African National Union The Zimbabwe African National Union was a communist party during the struggle against white minority rule in the former Rhodesia, formed as a split from the Zimbabwe African People's Union. While ZAPU was more pro-Soviet, ZANU was more Maoist and pro-Chinese in the wake of the Sino-Soviet split.
Zimbabwe African National Union - Patriotic Front The Zimbabwe African National Union - Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) has been the ruling political party in Zimbabwe since independence in 1980, led by Robert Mugabe, first as Prime Minister with the party simply known as ZANU, and then as President from 1988 after taking over ZAPU and renaming the party ZANU-PF.
Zimbabwe Bird The stone-carved Zimbabwe Bird is a national emblem of Zimbabwe, appearing on the national flags and coats of arms of both Zimbabwe and Rhodesia, as well as on banknotes and coins (first on Rhodesian pound and then Rhodesian dollar). It probably represents the bateleur eagle.
Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation The Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) is the state-controlled broadcaster in Zimbabwe. It succeeded the Zimbabwe Rhodesia Broadcasting Corporation (ZRBC) in 1980, which in turn had succeeded the Rhodesian Broadcasting Corporation (RBC) in 1979.
Zimbabwe national rugby union team The Zimbabwe national rugby union team are considered to be a third tier rugby union nation. The team has participated in rugby activities since the late 1800s with international matches being played as early as 1910.
Zimbabwe National Army The Zimbabwe National Army or ZNA was created in 1980 from elements of the Rhodesian Army, integrated to a greater or lesser extent with combatants from the ZANLA and ZIPRA guerrilla movements (the armed wings of, respectively, ZANU and ZAPU.
Zimbabwe Rhodesia Zimbabwe Rhodesia was the (largely unrecognised) name of the former Rhodesia and future Zimbabwe from June 1 to December 12 1979, adopted soon after an Internal Settlement between the white minority Rhodesian Government led by Ian Smith and small, moderate African nationalist parties not involved in the war that had been raging in the country since 1977. In Britain the new name was ridiculed, with the state being dismissed as 'Rhobabwe'.
Zimbabwe Rhodesia general election, 1979 The Zimbabwe Rhodesia general election of April 1979 was held under the internal settlement negotiated by the Rhodesian Front government of Ian Smith intended to provide a peaceful transition to majority rule on terms not harmful to Rhodesians of European descent. The internal settlement was not approved internationally but the incoming government under Bishop Abel Muzorewa did decide to participate in the Lancaster House talks which led to end of the dispute and the creation of Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwean constitutional referendum, 2000 The Zimbabwe constitution referendum of February 12-13, 2000 saw the defeat of a proposed new Constitution of Zimbabwe which had been drafted by a Constitutional Convention the previous year. The defeat was unexpected and was taken as a personal rebuff for President Robert Mugabe and a political triumph for the newly-formed opposition group, the Movement for Democratic Change.
Zimbabwean cricket crisis Cricket in Zimbabwe is currently beset by serious issues that are endangering the continuation of first-class cricket in the country. Many people allege that the administration of cricket in Zimbabwe is corrupted by the influence of Robert Mugabe's government, who are widely accused of following racist, in particular anti-white, policies.
Zimbabwean cricket team in South Africa in 2006-07 The Zimbabwean cricket team toured South Africa for cricket matches in the 2006–07 cricket season. Zimbabwe were described by Independent Online as a side of "no more than club standard", and the tour was described by South African coach Mickey Arthur as "part of the training camp" for the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy.
Zimbabwean cricket team in West Indies in 2006 The 2006 international cricket season started with controversial ICC members Zimbabwe touring the West Indies for a series of seven One Day International matches. Because Zimbabwe recently pulled out of playing Test matches, the tour had to be rescheduled which meant the two Test matches were turned into limited overs games, bumping them up from the original five.
Zimbabwean dollar The revalued Zimbabwean dollar (currency code ZWD) has been the currency of Zimbabwe since August 2006, when it replaced the old Zimbabwean dollar (ZWD) at a rate of 1,000 old ZWD = 1 ZWD (revalued). The ISO originally assigned a new currency code of 'ZWN' to this redenominated currency, but the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe could not deal with a currency change.
Zimbabwean Fifth Brigade The Fifth Brigade was an elite unit of specially-trained Zimbabwean soldiers. The Fifth Brigade was formed in 1981 and disbanded in 1984 after allegations of brutality and murder during the Brigade's occupation of Matabeleland.
Zimbabwean hip hop The best-known Zimbabwean hip hop performers are Zimbabwe Legit (who were the one of the first African rap groups to sign a deal and release an album in the United States). Their debut EP featured production by the Black Sheep and DJ Shadow.
Zimbabwean parliamentary election, 1980 The Zimbabwe parliamentary election of February 1980 was held in order to elect a government which would govern Zimbabwe after it was granted independence, in accordance with the conclusions of the Lancaster House Agreement. The election was won by the Zimbabwe African National Union - Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) and its leader Robert Mugabe therefore became the first Prime Minister of Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwean parliamentary election, 1985 The Zimbabwe parliamentary election of 1985 saw the re-election, with an increased majority, of the Zimbabwe African National Union - Patriotic Front government under Robert Mugabe which had first been elected five years previously prior to the country achieving independence. It was thus the first time a general election in Zimbabwe had been conducted under the administration of that country's authorities.
Zimbabwean parliamentary election, 1995 The Zimbabwe Parliamentary election of April 8-9, 1995 saw the return of an overwhelming majority of Zimbabwe African National Union - Patriotic Front members to the House of Assembly of Zimbabwe. There were 120 constituencies but 55 members were returned unopposed.
Zimbabwean parliamentary election, 2000 The Zimbabwe parliamentary elections of 2000 to the Zimbabwe House of Assembly were held on June 24 - 25. The electoral system involved 120 constituencies returning one member each, elected by the First Past the Post system, with the President of Zimbabwe then nominating 20 members and ten further members from the Tribal Chiefs sitting ex officio.
Zimbabwean women's cricket team The Zimbabwean women's cricket team is the team that represents the country of Zimbabwe in international women's cricket. They played their first internationals as part of the African regional qualifiers for the 2009 Women's Cricket World Cup in December 2006, when they played Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.
Zimbelstern The Zimbelstern (Meaning "Cymbal Star" in German, also spelled Cymbelstern or Zymbelstern) is a "toy" organ stop consisting of a metal or wooden star or wheel on which several small bells are mounted. When engaged, the star rotates, producing a continuous tinkling sound.
Ziminiar In demonology Ziminiar or Zymymar is one of the four principal kings that have power on the seventy-two demons constrained by King Solomon, and has not to be conjured except on great occasions. The other three kings are Amaymon, Corson and Gaap (although some translations of The Lesser Key of Solomon consider Belial, Beleth, Asmodai and Gaap, not giving detail on the cardinal point they rule).
Zimm-Bragg model In statistical mechanics, the Zimm-Bragg model is a helix-coil transition model that describes helix-coil transitions of macromolecules, usually polymer chains. Most models provide a reasonable approximation of the fractional helicity of a given polypeptide; the Zimm-Bragg model differs by incorporating the ease of propagation with respect to nucleation.
Zimmer tower The Zimmer tower is a tower in Lier, Belgium, also known as the Cornelius tower, that was originally a keep of Lier's 14th century city fortifications. In 1930, astronomer and clockmaker Louis Zimmer (1888-1970) built the Jubilee (or Centenary) Clock, which is displayed on the front of the tower.
Zimmerit Zimmerit was a coating produced for German armored fighting vehicles during World War II for the purpose of combating magnetically attached anti-tank mines, although Germany was the only country to use magnetic mines against tanks in great numbers. It was created by the German company Chemische Werke Zimmer AG.
Zimmermann Telegram The Zimmermann Telegram (or Zimmermann Note; German: Zimmermann-Depesche; Spanish: Telegrama Zimmermann) was a coded telegram dispatched by the Foreign Secretary of the German Empire, Arthur Zimmermann, on January 16, 1917, to the German ambassador in Mexico, Heinrich von Eckardt, at the height of World War I.
Zimmern Chronicle The Zimmern Chronicle (German: Zimmerische Chronik or Chronik der Grafen von Zimmern) is a family chronicle describing the lineage and history of the noble family of Zimmern, based in MeĂźkirch, Germany. It was written in a Swabian variety of Early New High German by Count Froben Christoph von Zimmern (1519-1566).
Zimmerwald Conference The Zimmerwald Conference was held in Zimmerwald, Switzerland, from September 5 through September 8, 1915. It was an international socialist conference, which saw the beginning of the end of the coalition between left-wing socialists (communists) and right-wing socialists (social democrats) in the Second International.
Zimmerwald Observatory Observatorium Zimmerwald (Zimmerwald Observatory) is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the Astronomisches Institut der Universität Bern (Astronomical Institute of the University of Bern). Built in 1956, it is located 10 kilometers south of Bern, Switzerland near Zimmerwald.
Zin Desert The Zin Desert or "Zin Wilderness" (Hebrew: מדבר צן, Midbar Tzin) is mentioned in the Torah as one of the places visited by the Israelites during the forty years they spent wandering in the wilderness. The Israelites stayed at Kadesh while in the Zin Desert.
Zin-carla In the Forgotten Realms setting of Dungeons and Dragons, a zin-carla, or "spirit-wraith", is a drow spell of raising and restoring a corpse and imbuing it with part of its former skills and personality, and then compelling it to perform some action. It is Lolth's ultimate blessing to a matron mother; 'zin-carla' is only granted when the result will give Lolth some kind of benefit--entertainment from watching chaos, or personal satisfaction at the destruction of the irreverent.
Zina Bethune Zina Bethune (born February 17, 1945 in New York City) is an American actress, dancer and choreographer. According to her online biography published by Dance Teacher Magazine Bethune started formal ballet training at age 6 at George Balanchine]'s [[School of American Ballet.
Zina Garrison Zina Lynna Garrison (born November 16, 1963 in Houston, Texas) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. During her career, she was a women's singles runner-up at Wimbledon in 1990, a three-time Grand Slam mixed doubles champion, and a women's doubles Gold Medalist at the 1988 Olympic Games.
Zina Saunders Zina Saunders (born August 30, 1953) is an artist-writer best known for Overlooked New York, a collection of interviews, profiles and portraits of diverse New York subcultures and hobbyists. Overlooked New York: Street Performers, Therisa
Zinacantán Zinacantán is a municipio (municipality) in the southern part of the Central Chiapas highlands in the Mexican state of Chiapas. About 98% of its population are (also spelled Tzotzil (or Tsotsil) Maya, an indigenous people with linguistic and cultural ties to other highland Maya peoples.
Zinaida Amosova Zinaida Stepanovna Amosova () (born January 12 1950 in Krupskaya kolkhoz, Talaz District, Dzhambul Oblast, Kazakh SSR) was a former Soviet cross country skier who competed from 1976 to 1983, training at the Armed Forces sports society in Novosibirsk. She won a gold medal in the 4 x 5 km relay at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.
Zinaida Portnova Zinaida Martynovna Portnova, commonly known as Zina Portnova (Russian: Зинаида Мартыновна Портнова, Зина Портнова) (February 20, 1926 - January 15, 1944) was a Russian teenager, Soviet partisan and Hero of the Soviet Union.
Zinalsite Zinalsite is a mineral, being chemically zinc aluminium silicate although its actual formula is uncertain. Discovered in Kazakhstan it is thought to be the product of weathering and chemical alteration of zinc deposits.
Zinat Pirzadeh Zinat Al Sadat Pirzadeh, born in February 22 1967 in the city Sari in the Mazandaran province in the north of Iran, is a Swedish-Iranian comedian, actress and writer. She is the first female stand-up comedian ever from Iran.
Zinc concentrate Zinc Concentrate is a highly hazarous product used in the production of Zinc Metal and Zinc Alloys, which is the result of a flotation process after the Zinc ore has been mined and milled. The zinc ore contains 1-15% zinc whereas the concentrate typically contains approx.
Zinc dialkyl dithio phosphate Zinc dialkyl dithio phosphate (ZDDP, ZnDTP, or ZDP) is a family of zinc salts of dithio organophosphates. They are soluble in nonpolar solvents, so they easily dissolve in mineral and synthetic oils used as lubricants.
Zinc economy The zinc economy is a concept similar to the hydrogen economy, methanol economy, ethanol economy, lithium economy or liquid nitrogen economy. The zinc economy is an alternative to or a route toward a hydrogen economy.
Zinc finger protein A zinc finger protein is a DNA-binding protein domain comprised of zinc fingers ranging from two in the Drosophila regulator ADR1, the more common three in mammalian Sp1 up to nine in [TFIIIA|TFIIIA]. They occur in nature as the part of transcription factors conferring DNA sequence specificity as the DNA-binding domain.
Zinc Oxide Eugenol In dentistry, zinc oxide eugenol (containing "oil of cloves", clove essential oil) is used as a filling or cement material. It is classified as an intermediate restorative material and has anaesthetic and antibacterial properties.
Zinc phosphate Zinc phosphate (Zn3(PO4)2) is an inorganic chemical compound used as a corrosion resistant coating on metal surfaces either as part of an electroplating process or applied as a primer. Zinc phosphate coats better on a crystaline structure than bare metal, so a seeding agent is often used as a pre-treatment.
Zinc pyrithione Zinc pyrithione (abbreviated ZnP and also known as pyrithione zinc) is an antifungal agent best known for its use in treating dandruff and seborrheic dermatitis. It also has antibacterial properties and is effective against many pathogens from the streptococcus and staphylococcus class.
Zinc-air battery Zinc-air batteries, also called "zinc-air fuel cells" are a non-rechargeable electro-chemical battery powered by the oxidation of zinc with oxygen from the air. These batteries have very high energy densities and are relatively inexpensive to produce.
Zinc-carbon battery A Zinc-carbon battery, also called a Leclanché (IPA pronunciation: ) cell, is packaged in a zinc can that serves as both a container and anode. The cathode is a mixture of manganese dioxide and carbon powder.
Zincirli Zincirli (also Zinjirli, Zenjirli, Senjirli; Turkish: Zincirli Höyük) is an archaeological site at the location of the ancient Hittite city of Sam'al. It is located in the Anti-Taurus Mountains of south-central Turkey.
Zincke-Suhl reaction The Zincke-Suhl reaction is a special case of a Friedel-Crafts alkylation and was first described by Zincke and Suhl M Newman. A Study of the Zincke and Suhl Reaction, J Am Chem Soc 19(6) (1954) p978 M Newman.
Zincography Zincography a type of Chromotypograph is a relief printing process that uses zinc plates. It was a precursor of photography, and various Fin de Siécle French newspapers, such as Le Rire, used zincographic processes for their illustrations.
Zinda (film) Zinda (Hindi: ज़ंदा, Urdu: زندŰ) is a 2006 Bollywood thriller starring Sanjay Dutt, John Abraham, Mahesh Manjrekar, Celina Jaitley and Lara Dutta. Zinda was directed by Sanjay Gupta, who previously directed Sanjay Dutt in the 2004 movie Musafir.
Zindaggi Rocks Zindaggi Rocks (translates as Life Rocks) is an Indian Bollywood movie, to be released in 2006, directed by Tanuja Chandra and produced by Anurradha Prasad. It is about the love story between a famous singer, Kriya, played by Sushmita Sen and an ordinary man, played by Shiney Ahuja.
Zindīq Zindīq (Arabic: زنديق) refers to those, who Muslims believe, have strayed so far from mainstream Islamic beliefs to have left Islam altogether. The term is sometimes used by Muslims to refer to members of the Druze and Bahá'à Faith — religions which originated in a Muslim society but are considered independent faiths.
Zinder Zinder is the second largest city in Niger, with a population of 170,574 (2001 census) now it is about 200,000. It is situated 535 miles east of the capital Niamey and 149 miles north of the Nigerian city of Kano.
Zine A zine—an abbreviation of the word fanzine, and originating from the word magazine—is most commonly a small circulation, non-commercial publication of original or appropriated texts and images. More broadly, the term encompasses any self-published work of minority interest.
Zine El Abidine Ben Ali General Zine El Abidine Ben Ali (زين العابدين بن علي; born in Hammam-Sousse on September 3, 1936) is the President of the Tunisian Republic since November 7, 1987 and only the second one since its independence from France on March 20, 1956.
Zine World Zine World: A Reader's Guide to the Underground Press is an independent publication which covers independent and underground media. It reviews mostly zines, but also books, comics, newsletters, videos and spoken word recordings.
Zinester Zinester is underground culture lingo for someone who makes a zine. In general, zinesters have the freedom to express themselves in writing however they wish since they are completely free of any editor or publisher, in particular corporate publishers.
Zinf Zinf is a free audio player released under the GNU General Public License. It runs on Unix-like operating systems and Windows (although the Windows port is on hiatus) and can play sound files in MP3, Ogg, and WAV formats, among others.
Zingerman's Zingerman's Delicatessen is an upscale food retailer headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Zingerman's markets its specialty foods extensively on the web, through its mail order catalog, and in catering and deliveries throughout the Detroit metropolitan area.
Zingiberaceae Zingiberaceae, or the Ginger family, is a family of flowering plants consisting of aromatic perennial herbs with creeping horizontal or tuberous rhizomes, comprising 47 genera and about 1000 species, distributed throughout tropical Africa, Asia and the Americas.
Zingiberidae Zingiberidae is a botanical name at the rank of subclass. [circumscription|Circumscription] of the subclass will vary with the [system|taxonomic system] being used (there are many such systems); the only requirement being that it includes the family Zingiberaceae.
Zingium Zingium is a Latinization of the Arabic word زنج zanj, which can be roughly translated as "Land of the Blacks". This is an archaic name for the band of East African coast in modern-day Kenya and Tanzania, including Zanzibar (whose name includes a form of the word zanj).
Zingst Zingst Peninsula is the easternmost portion of the three-part Fischland-DarĂź-Zingst Peninsula, located in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany between the cities Rostock and Stralsund on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea. The area is part of the Pomeranian coast.
Zinken Hopp Zinken Hopp (January 9, 1905, Ullensvang — September 3, 1987, Bergen), was the pen name of Norwegian author, nonsense poet and playwright Signe Marie Brochmann. She is best known for translating Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland into Norwegian.
Zinkgruvan Zinkgruvan is a small village located in mid Sweden close to Sweden's second biggest lake, Vättern. Zinkgruvan is famous for its mining industry, hence the name Zinkgruvan, that directly translated to English means Zinc mine.
Zinkia Entertainment Zinkia Entertainment is a company founded in 2001 by David Cantolla, Colman Lopez and Jose Maria Castillejo. Located in Madrid, Spain, its main focus is to create animated series for TV and games for mobile devices and for game platforms.
Zihuatanejo Zihuatanejo (aka: Zihuatanejo de Azueta) is a Mexican town. Politically it belongs to the municipality of José Azueta in the state of Guerrero on the Pacific Coast, about 240 km (approximately 145 miles) northwest of Acapulco.
Zichmni Zichmni is the name of an explorer-prince appearing in a 1558 book by Nicolo Zeno of Venice, allegedly based on letters and a map written around the year 1400 by the author's ancestors, the brothers Nicolo and Antonio Zeno. Zichmni was a great lord of some islands on the southern coast of Frislanda, a fictitious island larger than Ireland south of Iceland.
Zichron Menachem Zichron Menachem is the Israeli association for the support of children with cancer and their families. It offers immediate, practical and long-term solutions to the wide range of problems that must be overcome from the moment that a child has been diagnosed with cancer.
Zichuan District The Zichuan District (simplified Chinese:淄川区; pinyin: ZÄ«chuÄn QĹ«) is one of eight divisions within the city of Zibo in the Chinese province of Shandong. It is a highly industrial area, the major industry being ceramics.
Zij-i Ilkhani Zij-i Ilkhani or Ilkhanic Tables (literal translation: "The Ilkhan Stars", after ilkhan Hulagu, who was the patron of the author at that time) is a book with astronomical tables of planetary movements by a Persian astronomer Nasir al-Din al-Tusi. It was written in Persian language and later translated into Arabic.
Zike The Zike, or Sinclair Zike, was a light-weight electric bicycle invented by Sir Clive Sinclair and marketed by his company Sinclair Research Ltd in 1992. It was a commercial failure, selling only 2,000 units, it was originally intended to be produced at the rate of 10,000 a month.
Zikhron Ya'aqov Zikhron Ya'aqov (Hebrew: , ; unofficially also spelled Zichron Yaakov) (meaning "Jacob's Memorial") is a town in Israel, 35 km south of Haifa, part of the Haifa District. It is located at the end of the Carmel mountain range overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, near the coastal highway (Route 2), and is a 10-minute drive from the train station in Binyamina.
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Zikim Zikim (Hebrew: זיקים) is a kibbutz in the northern Negev region of Israel. The original group of settlers graduated from the HaShomer HaTzair youth movement in Romania formed in 1947, and the kibbutz was established two years later, in 1949.
Ziklag Ziklag is the Biblical name of a town that was located in the Negev region in the south of what was the Kingdom of Judah. Its exact location has not been identified with any certainty, though by the end of the 19th century, both Haluza (by the Wadi-Aslu to the south of Beersheba) and Khirbet Zuheiliqah (located to the north west of Beersheba and south southeast of Gaza city) had been suggestedJewish Encyclopedia; Easton's Bible Dictionary.
Zikuala Zikuala is one of the 105 woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Wag Hemra Zone, Zikuala is bordered on the south by Dehana, on the west and north by the Debub Gondar Zone, and on the east by the Tekezé River which separates it from Soqota.
Zikzak Zikzak was an alternative pop music duo featuring San Francisco based singer-songwriter Todd Stadtman and multi-instrumentalist/arranger David Rubinstein. The pair released one full-length album - 2000's See You There - and one seven inch single, both on the Bitter Records imprint, before disbanding in 2001.
Zilch (band) zilch was an experimental music project founded by Hideto Matsumoto, also known as "hide", a Japanese solo artist and former member of the legendary Japanese group X Japan. The project was formed in 1998.
Zilchus In the World of Greyhawk campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game, Zilchus is the Oeridian god of Power, Prestige, Money, Business, and Influence. His holy symbol is a pair of hands clutching a bag of gold.
Zilkale Zilkale is a medieval castle in the Fırtına Valley (, meaning "Storm Valley"), and one of the most important historical works in the Çamlıhemşin region (40° 55' 0N, 40° 57' 0E) of Rize. Özhan Öztürk.
Zillmere, Queensland Zillmere is a suburb north of the Brisbane central business district in Queensland, Australia. Zillmere is one of many 'Ghetto' suburbs in Brisbane and has earned an infamous reputation as one of the most dangerous suburbs on the northside of the city.
Zilog Zilog, often seen as ZiLOG, is a manufacturer of 8-bit, 16-bit, 24-bit, and 32-bit CPUs, and is most famous for its Intel 8080-compatible Z80 series. Zilog was incorporated in California in 1974 by Federico Faggin, who left Intel after working on the 8080, and the Z80 was a vast improvement over it (it was faster, etc.
Zilog SCC The Zilog Serial Communications Controller or Zilog SCC was introduced in the early 80's and provided the ability to do both standard UART style serial communications along with the HDLC protocol for a reasonable price. It was a descendant of the earlier Zilog SIO, and its main enhancement was the inclusion of a built-in baud rate generator.
Zilog Z280 The Zilog Z280 was an enhancement of the Zilog Z80 architecture introduced in July 1987, basically a slighly improved CMOS version of the earlier NMOS Zilog Z800, both versions were commercial failures. They added a memory management unit (MMU) to expand the addressing range to 16 MB, features for multitasking and multiprocessor and coprocessor configurations, a 256 byte cache, and a huge number of new instructions and addressing modes (giving a total of over 2000 combinations).
Zilog Z800 The Zilog Z800 was a 16-bit microprocessor designed by Zilog to be released in 1985. It was instruction compatible with their existing Z80, and differed primarily in having on chip cache and MMU for a 16 MB address range, and also a huge number of new more orthogonal instructions and addressing modes.
Zilov Gap The Zilov Gap is a 400 mile roadless section in Central Siberia where there is no east-west road - the only communication is via the Trans-Siberian Railway. The Zilov Gap is a major challenge to long-distance overload expeditions and nearly caused the end of the Mondo Enduro expedition; the Long Way Round trip avoided it altogether.
Zilpha Keatley Snyder Zilpha Keatley Snyder (1927 –) is an acclaimed author of books for children and young adults. Snyder was awarded three Newbery Honor Book awards for The Egypt Game, The Headless Cupid and The Witches of Worm.
Zilupe Zilupe is a town of several thousands inhabitants in the Ludza District of Latvia, several kilometers from the border with Russia. Zilupe's railway station is the final station for the Riga-Zilupe train route, which is one of the longest passenger rail routes in Latvia.
Zilwaukee Bridge The Zilwaukee Bridge is a high-level, segmental concrete bridge spanning the Saginaw River in Zilwaukee, Michigan, which is a short distance north of Saginaw, Michigan, USA. The current eight-lane structure, completed in 1988, is the second such bridge at this location, replacing a four-lane bascule bridge constructed in 1960.
Zim Integrated Shipping Services Zim Integrated Shipping Services (), formerly Zim American Israeli Shipping and ZIM Israel Navigation Company, is the biggest cargo shipping company in Israel, and 13th largest in the world. The name ZIM means "Fleet" or "big ships" in biblical Hebrew.
Zim Zum Timothy Michael Linton (born on June 251969, in Chicago) more commonly known as Zim Zum, is an American rock musician/songwriter and former guitarist for Life, Sex & Death and Marilyn Manson (1996-1998). His current projects are Pleistoscene, a solo project, and The Pop Culture Suicides.
Zima (town) Zima () is a town in and the administrative center of Ziminsky District of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, situated on the intersection of the Trans-Siberian railway with the Oka River. Population: 34,899 (2002 Census); 41,814 (1989 Census).
Zimb The zimb, also known as tsaltsalya (Ethiopian) or seriut (Arabic), is any horse-fly of the genus Pangonia found in Ethiopia. The genus is more widespread and contains many species, but only those from this region are given the name "zimb".
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe (IPA: ), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, and formerly Republic of Rhodesia, is a landlocked country in the southern part of the continent of Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It borders South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia to the northwest, and Mozambique to the east.
Zimbabwe (band) Zimbabwe is an American band formed in Watertown, Massachusetts, a small suburb of Boston, Massachusetts. Originally a High school band, Zimbabwe's original four members consisted of Antonio Mascaro (guitarist/vocals) Craig Fimian (guitarist/vocals) Nathan Getz (audio effects/mastering/vocals) and Ivan O'Brien (percussion/vocals).
Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army ZANLA or the Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army was the armed wing of the Zimbabwean political movement ZANU (the Zimbabwe African National Union) and participated in the Rhodesian Bush War against white minority rule in Rhodesia.
Zimbabwe African National Union The Zimbabwe African National Union was a communist party during the struggle against white minority rule in the former Rhodesia, formed as a split from the Zimbabwe African People's Union. While ZAPU was more pro-Soviet, ZANU was more Maoist and pro-Chinese in the wake of the Sino-Soviet split.
Zimbabwe African National Union - Patriotic Front The Zimbabwe African National Union - Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) has been the ruling political party in Zimbabwe since independence in 1980, led by Robert Mugabe, first as Prime Minister with the party simply known as ZANU, and then as President from 1988 after taking over ZAPU and renaming the party ZANU-PF.
Zimbabwe Bird The stone-carved Zimbabwe Bird is a national emblem of Zimbabwe, appearing on the national flags and coats of arms of both Zimbabwe and Rhodesia, as well as on banknotes and coins (first on Rhodesian pound and then Rhodesian dollar). It probably represents the bateleur eagle.
Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation The Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) is the state-controlled broadcaster in Zimbabwe. It succeeded the Zimbabwe Rhodesia Broadcasting Corporation (ZRBC) in 1980, which in turn had succeeded the Rhodesian Broadcasting Corporation (RBC) in 1979.
Zimbabwe national rugby union team The Zimbabwe national rugby union team are considered to be a third tier rugby union nation. The team has participated in rugby activities since the late 1800s with international matches being played as early as 1910.
Zimbabwe National Army The Zimbabwe National Army or ZNA was created in 1980 from elements of the Rhodesian Army, integrated to a greater or lesser extent with combatants from the ZANLA and ZIPRA guerrilla movements (the armed wings of, respectively, ZANU and ZAPU.
Zimbabwe Rhodesia Zimbabwe Rhodesia was the (largely unrecognised) name of the former Rhodesia and future Zimbabwe from June 1 to December 12 1979, adopted soon after an Internal Settlement between the white minority Rhodesian Government led by Ian Smith and small, moderate African nationalist parties not involved in the war that had been raging in the country since 1977. In Britain the new name was ridiculed, with the state being dismissed as 'Rhobabwe'.
Zimbabwe Rhodesia general election, 1979 The Zimbabwe Rhodesia general election of April 1979 was held under the internal settlement negotiated by the Rhodesian Front government of Ian Smith intended to provide a peaceful transition to majority rule on terms not harmful to Rhodesians of European descent. The internal settlement was not approved internationally but the incoming government under Bishop Abel Muzorewa did decide to participate in the Lancaster House talks which led to end of the dispute and the creation of Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwean constitutional referendum, 2000 The Zimbabwe constitution referendum of February 12-13, 2000 saw the defeat of a proposed new Constitution of Zimbabwe which had been drafted by a Constitutional Convention the previous year. The defeat was unexpected and was taken as a personal rebuff for President Robert Mugabe and a political triumph for the newly-formed opposition group, the Movement for Democratic Change.
Zimbabwean cricket crisis Cricket in Zimbabwe is currently beset by serious issues that are endangering the continuation of first-class cricket in the country. Many people allege that the administration of cricket in Zimbabwe is corrupted by the influence of Robert Mugabe's government, who are widely accused of following racist, in particular anti-white, policies.
Zimbabwean cricket team in South Africa in 2006-07 The Zimbabwean cricket team toured South Africa for cricket matches in the 2006–07 cricket season. Zimbabwe were described by Independent Online as a side of "no more than club standard", and the tour was described by South African coach Mickey Arthur as "part of the training camp" for the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy.
Zimbabwean cricket team in West Indies in 2006 The 2006 international cricket season started with controversial ICC members Zimbabwe touring the West Indies for a series of seven One Day International matches. Because Zimbabwe recently pulled out of playing Test matches, the tour had to be rescheduled which meant the two Test matches were turned into limited overs games, bumping them up from the original five.
Zimbabwean dollar The revalued Zimbabwean dollar (currency code ZWD) has been the currency of Zimbabwe since August 2006, when it replaced the old Zimbabwean dollar (ZWD) at a rate of 1,000 old ZWD = 1 ZWD (revalued). The ISO originally assigned a new currency code of 'ZWN' to this redenominated currency, but the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe could not deal with a currency change.
Zimbabwean Fifth Brigade The Fifth Brigade was an elite unit of specially-trained Zimbabwean soldiers. The Fifth Brigade was formed in 1981 and disbanded in 1984 after allegations of brutality and murder during the Brigade's occupation of Matabeleland.
Zimbabwean hip hop The best-known Zimbabwean hip hop performers are Zimbabwe Legit (who were the one of the first African rap groups to sign a deal and release an album in the United States). Their debut EP featured production by the Black Sheep and DJ Shadow.
Zimbabwean parliamentary election, 1980 The Zimbabwe parliamentary election of February 1980 was held in order to elect a government which would govern Zimbabwe after it was granted independence, in accordance with the conclusions of the Lancaster House Agreement. The election was won by the Zimbabwe African National Union - Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) and its leader Robert Mugabe therefore became the first Prime Minister of Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwean parliamentary election, 1985 The Zimbabwe parliamentary election of 1985 saw the re-election, with an increased majority, of the Zimbabwe African National Union - Patriotic Front government under Robert Mugabe which had first been elected five years previously prior to the country achieving independence. It was thus the first time a general election in Zimbabwe had been conducted under the administration of that country's authorities.
Zimbabwean parliamentary election, 1995 The Zimbabwe Parliamentary election of April 8-9, 1995 saw the return of an overwhelming majority of Zimbabwe African National Union - Patriotic Front members to the House of Assembly of Zimbabwe. There were 120 constituencies but 55 members were returned unopposed.
Zimbabwean parliamentary election, 2000 The Zimbabwe parliamentary elections of 2000 to the Zimbabwe House of Assembly were held on June 24 - 25. The electoral system involved 120 constituencies returning one member each, elected by the First Past the Post system, with the President of Zimbabwe then nominating 20 members and ten further members from the Tribal Chiefs sitting ex officio.
Zimbabwean women's cricket team The Zimbabwean women's cricket team is the team that represents the country of Zimbabwe in international women's cricket. They played their first internationals as part of the African regional qualifiers for the 2009 Women's Cricket World Cup in December 2006, when they played Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.
Zimbelstern The Zimbelstern (Meaning "Cymbal Star" in German, also spelled Cymbelstern or Zymbelstern) is a "toy" organ stop consisting of a metal or wooden star or wheel on which several small bells are mounted. When engaged, the star rotates, producing a continuous tinkling sound.
Ziminiar In demonology Ziminiar or Zymymar is one of the four principal kings that have power on the seventy-two demons constrained by King Solomon, and has not to be conjured except on great occasions. The other three kings are Amaymon, Corson and Gaap (although some translations of The Lesser Key of Solomon consider Belial, Beleth, Asmodai and Gaap, not giving detail on the cardinal point they rule).
Zimm-Bragg model In statistical mechanics, the Zimm-Bragg model is a helix-coil transition model that describes helix-coil transitions of macromolecules, usually polymer chains. Most models provide a reasonable approximation of the fractional helicity of a given polypeptide; the Zimm-Bragg model differs by incorporating the ease of propagation with respect to nucleation.
Zimmer tower The Zimmer tower is a tower in Lier, Belgium, also known as the Cornelius tower, that was originally a keep of Lier's 14th century city fortifications. In 1930, astronomer and clockmaker Louis Zimmer (1888-1970) built the Jubilee (or Centenary) Clock, which is displayed on the front of the tower.
Zimmerit Zimmerit was a coating produced for German armored fighting vehicles during World War II for the purpose of combating magnetically attached anti-tank mines, although Germany was the only country to use magnetic mines against tanks in great numbers. It was created by the German company Chemische Werke Zimmer AG.
Zimmermann Telegram The Zimmermann Telegram (or Zimmermann Note; German: Zimmermann-Depesche; Spanish: Telegrama Zimmermann) was a coded telegram dispatched by the Foreign Secretary of the German Empire, Arthur Zimmermann, on January 16, 1917, to the German ambassador in Mexico, Heinrich von Eckardt, at the height of World War I.
Zimmern Chronicle The Zimmern Chronicle (German: Zimmerische Chronik or Chronik der Grafen von Zimmern) is a family chronicle describing the lineage and history of the noble family of Zimmern, based in MeĂźkirch, Germany. It was written in a Swabian variety of Early New High German by Count Froben Christoph von Zimmern (1519-1566).
Zimmerwald Conference The Zimmerwald Conference was held in Zimmerwald, Switzerland, from September 5 through September 8, 1915. It was an international socialist conference, which saw the beginning of the end of the coalition between left-wing socialists (communists) and right-wing socialists (social democrats) in the Second International.
Zimmerwald Observatory Observatorium Zimmerwald (Zimmerwald Observatory) is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the Astronomisches Institut der Universität Bern (Astronomical Institute of the University of Bern). Built in 1956, it is located 10 kilometers south of Bern, Switzerland near Zimmerwald.
Zin Desert The Zin Desert or "Zin Wilderness" (Hebrew: מדבר צן, Midbar Tzin) is mentioned in the Torah as one of the places visited by the Israelites during the forty years they spent wandering in the wilderness. The Israelites stayed at Kadesh while in the Zin Desert.
Zin-carla In the Forgotten Realms setting of Dungeons and Dragons, a zin-carla, or "spirit-wraith", is a drow spell of raising and restoring a corpse and imbuing it with part of its former skills and personality, and then compelling it to perform some action. It is Lolth's ultimate blessing to a matron mother; 'zin-carla' is only granted when the result will give Lolth some kind of benefit--entertainment from watching chaos, or personal satisfaction at the destruction of the irreverent.
Zina Bethune Zina Bethune (born February 17, 1945 in New York City) is an American actress, dancer and choreographer. According to her online biography published by Dance Teacher Magazine Bethune started formal ballet training at age 6 at George Balanchine]'s [[School of American Ballet.
Zina Garrison Zina Lynna Garrison (born November 16, 1963 in Houston, Texas) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. During her career, she was a women's singles runner-up at Wimbledon in 1990, a three-time Grand Slam mixed doubles champion, and a women's doubles Gold Medalist at the 1988 Olympic Games.
Zina Saunders Zina Saunders (born August 30, 1953) is an artist-writer best known for Overlooked New York, a collection of interviews, profiles and portraits of diverse New York subcultures and hobbyists. Overlooked New York: Street Performers, Therisa
Zinacantán Zinacantán is a municipio (municipality) in the southern part of the Central Chiapas highlands in the Mexican state of Chiapas. About 98% of its population are (also spelled Tzotzil (or Tsotsil) Maya, an indigenous people with linguistic and cultural ties to other highland Maya peoples.
Zinaida Amosova Zinaida Stepanovna Amosova () (born January 12 1950 in Krupskaya kolkhoz, Talaz District, Dzhambul Oblast, Kazakh SSR) was a former Soviet cross country skier who competed from 1976 to 1983, training at the Armed Forces sports society in Novosibirsk. She won a gold medal in the 4 x 5 km relay at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.
Zinaida Portnova Zinaida Martynovna Portnova, commonly known as Zina Portnova (Russian: Зинаида Мартыновна Портнова, Зина Портнова) (February 20, 1926 - January 15, 1944) was a Russian teenager, Soviet partisan and Hero of the Soviet Union.
Zinalsite Zinalsite is a mineral, being chemically zinc aluminium silicate although its actual formula is uncertain. Discovered in Kazakhstan it is thought to be the product of weathering and chemical alteration of zinc deposits.
Zinat Pirzadeh Zinat Al Sadat Pirzadeh, born in February 22 1967 in the city Sari in the Mazandaran province in the north of Iran, is a Swedish-Iranian comedian, actress and writer. She is the first female stand-up comedian ever from Iran.
Zinc concentrate Zinc Concentrate is a highly hazarous product used in the production of Zinc Metal and Zinc Alloys, which is the result of a flotation process after the Zinc ore has been mined and milled. The zinc ore contains 1-15% zinc whereas the concentrate typically contains approx.
Zinc dialkyl dithio phosphate Zinc dialkyl dithio phosphate (ZDDP, ZnDTP, or ZDP) is a family of zinc salts of dithio organophosphates. They are soluble in nonpolar solvents, so they easily dissolve in mineral and synthetic oils used as lubricants.
Zinc economy The zinc economy is a concept similar to the hydrogen economy, methanol economy, ethanol economy, lithium economy or liquid nitrogen economy. The zinc economy is an alternative to or a route toward a hydrogen economy.
Zinc finger protein A zinc finger protein is a DNA-binding protein domain comprised of zinc fingers ranging from two in the Drosophila regulator ADR1, the more common three in mammalian Sp1 up to nine in [TFIIIA|TFIIIA]. They occur in nature as the part of transcription factors conferring DNA sequence specificity as the DNA-binding domain.
Zinc Oxide Eugenol In dentistry, zinc oxide eugenol (containing "oil of cloves", clove essential oil) is used as a filling or cement material. It is classified as an intermediate restorative material and has anaesthetic and antibacterial properties.
Zinc phosphate Zinc phosphate (Zn3(PO4)2) is an inorganic chemical compound used as a corrosion resistant coating on metal surfaces either as part of an electroplating process or applied as a primer. Zinc phosphate coats better on a crystaline structure than bare metal, so a seeding agent is often used as a pre-treatment.
Zinc pyrithione Zinc pyrithione (abbreviated ZnP and also known as pyrithione zinc) is an antifungal agent best known for its use in treating dandruff and seborrheic dermatitis. It also has antibacterial properties and is effective against many pathogens from the streptococcus and staphylococcus class.
Zinc-air battery Zinc-air batteries, also called "zinc-air fuel cells" are a non-rechargeable electro-chemical battery powered by the oxidation of zinc with oxygen from the air. These batteries have very high energy densities and are relatively inexpensive to produce.
Zinc-carbon battery A Zinc-carbon battery, also called a Leclanché (IPA pronunciation: ) cell, is packaged in a zinc can that serves as both a container and anode. The cathode is a mixture of manganese dioxide and carbon powder.
Zincirli Zincirli (also Zinjirli, Zenjirli, Senjirli; Turkish: Zincirli Höyük) is an archaeological site at the location of the ancient Hittite city of Sam'al. It is located in the Anti-Taurus Mountains of south-central Turkey.
Zincke-Suhl reaction The Zincke-Suhl reaction is a special case of a Friedel-Crafts alkylation and was first described by Zincke and Suhl M Newman. A Study of the Zincke and Suhl Reaction, J Am Chem Soc 19(6) (1954) p978 M Newman.
Zincography Zincography a type of Chromotypograph is a relief printing process that uses zinc plates. It was a precursor of photography, and various Fin de Siécle French newspapers, such as Le Rire, used zincographic processes for their illustrations.
Zinda (film) Zinda (Hindi: ज़ंदा, Urdu: زندŰ) is a 2006 Bollywood thriller starring Sanjay Dutt, John Abraham, Mahesh Manjrekar, Celina Jaitley and Lara Dutta. Zinda was directed by Sanjay Gupta, who previously directed Sanjay Dutt in the 2004 movie Musafir.
Zindaggi Rocks Zindaggi Rocks (translates as Life Rocks) is an Indian Bollywood movie, to be released in 2006, directed by Tanuja Chandra and produced by Anurradha Prasad. It is about the love story between a famous singer, Kriya, played by Sushmita Sen and an ordinary man, played by Shiney Ahuja.
Zindīq Zindīq (Arabic: زنديق) refers to those, who Muslims believe, have strayed so far from mainstream Islamic beliefs to have left Islam altogether. The term is sometimes used by Muslims to refer to members of the Druze and Bahá'à Faith — religions which originated in a Muslim society but are considered independent faiths.
Zinder Zinder is the second largest city in Niger, with a population of 170,574 (2001 census) now it is about 200,000. It is situated 535 miles east of the capital Niamey and 149 miles north of the Nigerian city of Kano.
Zine A zine—an abbreviation of the word fanzine, and originating from the word magazine—is most commonly a small circulation, non-commercial publication of original or appropriated texts and images. More broadly, the term encompasses any self-published work of minority interest.
Zine El Abidine Ben Ali General Zine El Abidine Ben Ali (زين العابدين بن علي; born in Hammam-Sousse on September 3, 1936) is the President of the Tunisian Republic since November 7, 1987 and only the second one since its independence from France on March 20, 1956.
Zine World Zine World: A Reader's Guide to the Underground Press is an independent publication which covers independent and underground media. It reviews mostly zines, but also books, comics, newsletters, videos and spoken word recordings.
Zinester Zinester is underground culture lingo for someone who makes a zine. In general, zinesters have the freedom to express themselves in writing however they wish since they are completely free of any editor or publisher, in particular corporate publishers.
Zinf Zinf is a free audio player released under the GNU General Public License. It runs on Unix-like operating systems and Windows (although the Windows port is on hiatus) and can play sound files in MP3, Ogg, and WAV formats, among others.
Zingerman's Zingerman's Delicatessen is an upscale food retailer headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Zingerman's markets its specialty foods extensively on the web, through its mail order catalog, and in catering and deliveries throughout the Detroit metropolitan area.
Zingiberaceae Zingiberaceae, or the Ginger family, is a family of flowering plants consisting of aromatic perennial herbs with creeping horizontal or tuberous rhizomes, comprising 47 genera and about 1000 species, distributed throughout tropical Africa, Asia and the Americas.
Zingiberidae Zingiberidae is a botanical name at the rank of subclass. [circumscription|Circumscription] of the subclass will vary with the [system|taxonomic system] being used (there are many such systems); the only requirement being that it includes the family Zingiberaceae.
Zingium Zingium is a Latinization of the Arabic word زنج zanj, which can be roughly translated as "Land of the Blacks". This is an archaic name for the band of East African coast in modern-day Kenya and Tanzania, including Zanzibar (whose name includes a form of the word zanj).
Zingst Zingst Peninsula is the easternmost portion of the three-part Fischland-DarĂź-Zingst Peninsula, located in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany between the cities Rostock and Stralsund on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea. The area is part of the Pomeranian coast.
Zinken Hopp Zinken Hopp (January 9, 1905, Ullensvang — September 3, 1987, Bergen), was the pen name of Norwegian author, nonsense poet and playwright Signe Marie Brochmann. She is best known for translating Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland into Norwegian.
Zinkgruvan Zinkgruvan is a small village located in mid Sweden close to Sweden's second biggest lake, Vättern. Zinkgruvan is famous for its mining industry, hence the name Zinkgruvan, that directly translated to English means Zinc mine.
Zinkia Entertainment Zinkia Entertainment is a company founded in 2001 by David Cantolla, Colman Lopez and Jose Maria Castillejo. Located in Madrid, Spain, its main focus is to create animated series for TV and games for mobile devices and for game platforms.
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