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tiqnity, eaid to be atheists, and to deny the 

 resurrection of mankind. 



ZEODABY, certain species of Curcu 

 possessing aromatic properties similar to 

 ginger. 



/.KUGITE, a nature phosphate of lime 

 found in certain guanos. 



ZI:I:<;LODON, a gigantic genus of 

 Cetacean, found in the miocene of America 

 and some parts of Europe. 



/.rxiTK, a t'erro-silKate of alumina, or 

 iron tourmaline, from Hnel, Cornwall. 



ZEYSOITM, the flowers of Santolina 

 fragrantuiima, used instead of camo- 

 mile. 



ZIEOA, the separation of additional curd 

 from milk, occasioned by the addition of 

 acetic acid after rennet, called also serai. 



ZlElUA, a eenus of Australian plants 

 belonging to the Rutaccce, consisting of 

 small shrubs and trees. 



ZiLLAH, the district or province of a 

 Circuit Judge or Commissioner in India. 



ZINC BLOOM, a compound of carbonate 

 of zinc and hydrous oxide, or hydrated car- 

 bonate of zinc. 



Zixc WHIFF, a white powder produced 

 from the combustion of zinc in air. 1 1 has 

 been tried as a pigment on account of its 

 apparent purity instead of white lead ; but 

 it darkens in use, and is unworthy of trust 

 for fine-art purposes. 



ZIXCAMIDE, a solid white body, produced 

 by replacing one-third of the hydrogen in 

 ammonia with zinc. 



ZINC-ETHYL, a product of the heating of 

 zinc under pressure with iodide of ethyL 



ZIXCITE, the native oxide of zinc. 



ZIXKEXITE, a sulphantimonite of lead, 

 found natif e in the Harz, and containing 60 

 per cent, of sulphide of antimony, and 40 of speci 

 ulphide of lead. 



ZIXXWALDITE, a, Lithia-mica found t 

 Zinnwald. 



N/.KYD.the fruit of Elceagnut Orien- 

 talis, used as a Persian dessert. 



ZIPPEITE, the native sulphate of 

 rani urn. 



ZIHCOXITE, a variety of zircon. 



ZOOID, a term applied to the Sperma- 

 tozoa, from their being like animals, (not 

 ike plants,) though not animals, (from 

 WeiS^S, " like an animal"). 



ZOOLATRY, the worship of animals, as 

 exemplified in the religion of ancient 

 Egypt. 



ZoOTOCA, (fwOTO/COS, "viviparous,") 

 Aristotle's name for the class of animals 

 called Mammalia. 



ZOHGITK, Clausthalite, in which copper 

 and cobalt partially replace lead. 



ZOROASTRIAX SYSTKM, the system of 

 the Bactrian prophet and legislator, Zara- 

 .hustra or Zoroaster, son of Oromazes, which 

 is expressed in the Zend A vesta. 



ZOL*AV, a class of French soldiers, or 

 ight infantry, formed first in Algeria from 

 the natives there incorporated with the 

 French army. 



AXS, the followers of the 

 Zuinglius, one of the most 

 enlightened and liberal of the leaders of 

 the Protestant Information. 



ZCRLITK. a melinite found in rectangu- 

 lar prisms at Vesuvius. 



ZUIK.SXLITF, a phosphate and fluoride 

 iron and manganese, from Zwiesel, 

 Bavaria, forming a variety of jron apatite. 



ZYGADITE, a silicate of alumina and 

 lithia, found in the Harz. 



rcivESOCBPHALCs, a "West African 

 es of bat, related to the Pteropiw. 



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