zinco (zing'ko), r. i. [< :i)ico, «.] To etch with 
acid a zinc plate containing on its surface a 
design intended for printing by typographic 
methods. [Eng.] 
Drawings Wanted (on litho paper for ziiicoitig) for a Pro- 
Tincial Journal. Athenseum, No. 3235, p. .591. 
zincode (zing'kod), V. [< NL. :iiieiim, zinc, + 
Gr. oddf, way (cf. anode, cathode).'] The nega- 
tive pole of a voltaic battery; the anode of an 
electrolytic cell. 
Zincograpll (zing'ko-graf), ». [See -incogra- 
phy.J A plate or a picture produced by zin- 
cography. Also ciiieotype. 
Eeproduced in zincograph by the aid of photography. 
Edinburgh Rev., OXLV. 231. 
ZinCOgraph (zing'ko-graf), c. I. [< ziitcograph, 
H.] To transfer a design to the surface of a zinc 
plate with intent to etch it and make therefrom 
a plate in relief. 
Zincograplier (zing-kog'ra-fer), n. [< :inco(j- 
raph-y + -erl.j One who makes zineographic 
plates. 
zmcographic (zing-ko-graf'ik), a. [< :inco(j- 
raph-y + -if.] Relating to zincography. 
zincographical (zing-ko-graf'i-kal), a. [< zin- 
eogritjiliic + -at.] Same as zineographic. 
zincography (zing-kog'ra-fi), n. [< NIj.r»Hf«m, 
zinc, + KxT. -ypafia, < ypd(^n', WTite.J The art 
of producing on zinc a printing surface in 
relief by etching with dilute acid the unpro- 
tected parts of the plate. Compare paiiicoiiog- 
raphy. 
zinCOid(zing'koid),rt. [< XL. jiHf««<, zinc,-t-Gr. 
eiioi, form.] Of, pertaining to, or resembling 
zinc— Zincold pole of a voltaic ceil, the negative pole, 
or rincode, constituted by the zincous plate connected with 
a copper plate which forms the positive pole ; the anode 
of an electrolytic cell. See chlorowf pole, under chlftrmttt. 
Zincolysis (zing-kol'i-sis), n. [XL., < zinciim, 
zinc, + Gr. /.io/f, dissolving.] A mode of de- 
composition occasioned by an electrical cur- 
rent; electrolysis. 
zlncolyte (zing'ko-lit), n. [< NL. zinciim, zinc, 
+ Gr. /.iTOf, verbal adj. of /.veiv, dissolve.] A 
body decomposable by electricity ; an electro- 
lyte. 
zincopolar (zing'kd-p6''lar), a. [< NL. zincuni, 
zinc, + E. polar.'} Having the same polarity 
as the zinc plate in a galvanic cell. 
zincotype (zing'ko-tip), n. [< XL. ziiiciiiii, zinc. 
+ Gr. 7iT0f, type.] Same as zincograph. 
The two Tolames are copiously illustrated by a atuxtyv 
process. Athenstum, No. 3233, p. 492. 
ZinCOOS (zing'kus), a. [< zinc + -iiux.'] Per- 
taining to zinc, or to the negative pole of a 
voltaic battery.— Zlncona element, the basic or pri- 
mary element of a binary compound. — Zlncoua pole, that 
pole of a particle of zinc, or of hydrochloric acid, which 
has the attraction or afBnity which is characteristic of zinc, 
or the zincous attraction. 
zinc-plating (zingk'pla'ting), H. Plating in 
zinc, executed with a preparation made of coai-se 
rasped or granulated zinc boiled in a mixture 
of sal ammoniac and water. The deposit has a sil- 
very brightness, and can be used as a first coat for articles 
to be twice plated, since any other metal can be deposited 
upon zinc. K. II. Kni/jht. 
zinc-salt (zingk'salt), «. A salt of which zinc 
is the ba.se. 
zinc-spinel (zingk'spin'el), w. Same as gah- 
nite. 
zinc-vitriol {zingk'vifri-ol), n. In chcm., zinc 
sulphate; white %-itriol (ZiiS04 + 7HoO). It is 
found as a native mineral (goslarite), as a product of the 
oiidation of zinc-blende, and can also be prepared by 
dissolving zinc in dilute sulphuric acid, and by roasting 
native zinc sulphurct. It is used as a dryer in oil-paints 
and varnishes, as a mordant in dyeing, as a disinfectant, 
and ftjnu'times as a source of o.\ygen. 
Zingaro, Zingano (zing'ga-r6, -no), ». ; pi. Zin- 
gari, Zingaiii (-TV, -ae). [It.: see Ciipsy.'] A 
Gipsy. 
Zingel (zing'el), n. [G. ; cf. timzingein, encircle 
(see eingle).] A fish of the family Perridtf and 
Zin^el { A spro zingel). 
genns Jspro; specifically, A. zingel of the Dan- 
ube and its tributaries. This fish is sometimes a foot 
long, and Is of a greenish-brown color, lighter on the aide 
and whitish on the belly, and marked with four brownish- 
black hands. 
7035 
zinghot, "• [Appar. intended tor zineo. It. form 
of zinc] Same as zinc. 
For cobolt and zingho, your brother and I have made all 
inquiries. Walpole, To Mann, July 31, 1743. 
Zingian (zin'ji-an), a. and n. A name sometimes 
given to the South African family of tongues: 
same as Bantu. 
Zingiber (zin'ji-ber), n. [NL. (Adanson, 1763; 
used earlier by Lobel, 1576, and, as Gingiber, by 
Mattioli, about 1554), < L. zingiber, < Gr. C'))'- 
/ifp(f, ginger: see ginger.] A genus of plants, 
type of the order Zingiberacese and of the tribe 
Zingiherepe. It is characterized by a cone-like inflores- 
cence, each flower having a three-celled ovary and a sta- 
men composed of a short filament and an anther with 
contiguous cells having the connective extended into a 
long linear appendage — the two lateral stamens either ab- 
sent or represented by two small adnate staminodes. About 
33 species have been described, of which perhaps 23 are dis- 
tinct. They are natives of India and of islands of the Pacific 
and Indian Oceans. They are leafy plants with horizontal 
tuberous rootstocks, the sterile stems dirt'ering from the 
flower-bearing ones. The dense cone of flowers is com- 
posed of imbricated bracts, each with fi-om one to three 
flowers and spathaceous bractleta. The inflorescence is 
sometimes borne on a leafless scape, more or less covered 
with sheaths, in other species terminating a leafy stem, or 
apparently lateral upon a recurved peduncle. Each flower 
produces a membranous or hyaline tubular calyx, and 
a cylindrical corolla-tube dilated into narrow spreading 
lol)es, the posterior one erect and incurved. The fruit is 
a glolKwe or oblong capsule, finally irregularly ruptured, 
and discharging rather large oblong seeds with a lacerate 
aril which is sometimes much larger than the seed. The 
pungently aromatic roots of several species are the source 
of the ginger of commerce, especially thoseof Z. ojiciiuite, 
the ginger-plant of India (see cut under yiwjer). The root 
of Z. Cas^mnunar, of India, is used as a tonic and stinm- 
lant, and is cultivated under the name of casmimunar 
ginger or Bengal root. Also Ziiiziber. 
Zin^beracese (zin"ji-be-ra'se-e), II. pi. [NL. 
(Richard, 1808), < Zingiber + -acese.] An or- 
der of monoeotyledonous plants, of the series 
Epigynx, distinguished from the order Mnaaceie 
by its single perfect stamen, it is characterized 
by irregular flowers with distinct calyx and corolla, infe- 
rior ovary, usually arillate seeds, and an embryo in a canal 
in the center of the albumen. There are over 470 species, 
of 3ti genera, classed in 3 tribes, of which Zingiber, Maran- 
ta, and Canna are the types. They are perennial tropical 
herbs growing from a luirizontal thickened rootstock, their 
leaves chiefly radical, large and ornamental, with immerous 
parallel veins diverging obltciuely from the midrib. Their 
flowers are often of great beauty, as in species of Hedychi- 
um, Alpinia, Cttrcunia, Kiempferia, and Canna; in many, 
especially Mantitiia, they resemble orchids. They have a 
strong tendency to petaloid development, producing rich- 
ly colored bracts in Curcuma ; three petaloid staminwies 
and two scales usually represent the five imperfect sta- 
mens. The order contains many of the most stinndating 
aromatics, products derive<l chiefly from the root or rhi- 
zome of the plants ginger, galangale, and zedoary, of the 
genera Zingiber, Alpinia, and Curcuma ; also from the 
fruit or seeds, as cardamoms and grains-of-paradise, from 
species of Ammnum and Elcttaria. The order also yields 
the valuable liye turmeric from Curcuma, a purple dye 
from Caniur, and arrowroot from Maranla and Curcuma. 
The mucilaginous juice of species of Cf«*^Mi( is used in medi- 
cine ; edil)le tubers are produced Ity species of Maranta, 
an edible fruit by Gtoftba, and a tough rtl>er by lUirgnilnn 
and CalaViea. Also Zitiziberacese. 
zingiberaceous (zin"ji-be-ra'shius), a. Of or 
jiertaiiiing to ginger, or the Zingibcracex. 
Zingiberese (zin-ji-be're-e), «. ;;/. [NL. (Ben- 
thara and Hooker, 188:1), (.Zingiber + -ese.] A 
tribe of plants, of the order Zingiberacae, typi- 
fied by the genus Zingiber, it is characterized by 
flowers with a tubular or "spathaceous calyx and a single 
stamen, the two lateral undeveloped stamens being often 
represented by petaloid staminodes ; and by an ovary with 
three cells or three parietal placentie, and a slender free 
style which at its apex clasps the two anther-cells. It em- 
braces 23 genera, principally tropical, including the large 
and important .aromatic genera Amomnm, Curcuma, and 
Alpinia (besides Zingiber), as also many of the most high- 
ly ornamental plants of the order. 
zink, «. See zinc. 
zinke (tsing'ke), «. [G. zinkc, a cornet.] A 
small cornet of wood or horn, once very com- 
mon in Germany. It had usually seven flnger-holes, 
and a cupped mouthpiece. It was made in several sizes, 
and both straight and curved. The serpent is properly a 
development of the old zinke or cornett<>. 
zinkiferous (zing-kif'e-rus), a. [Also zincifer- 
ous, zinckiferons ; < zinc (zink) + Ij. ferre = E. 
benr^.] Containing or producing zinc: as, ~(«- 
kiferou.i ore. 
zinkification (zing"ki-fl-kii'shon), n. [Also 
zincijication ; < zinkify + -ation (see -/'/).] The 
process of coating or impregnating an object 
with zinc, or the state resulting from such 
process. 
Zinkify (ziug'ki-fi), r. t. ; pret. and pp. zinkified, 
£pr. zinkifying. [Also zincify ; < zinc (zink) + 
I. -ficare, < facere, make.] To cover or im- 
pregnate with zinc. 
Zinkite (zing'kit), H. [Also zine.ite, zinckite ; < 
zinc {zink) + -i7c2.] A native o.xid of zinc, found 
at Franklin Furnace and Stirling Hill, near Og- 
densbnrg, in Sussex county. New Jersey, it is 
Ziphiins 
brittle, translucent, of a deep-red color, sometimes inclin- 
ing to yellowish. Also called red zinc ore, or red oxid of 
*zinc. 
zinky (zing'ki), a. [Also zincky ; < zinc (z'mk) 
"t" -//^-l Pertaining to zinc; containing zinc; 
having the appearance of zinc. 
The Zhicky Ores [of common galena] are said to be 
greyer than other Ores. 
Eirwan, Mineralogy (1796), II. 218. 
Zinnia (zin'i-ii), n. [NL. (Linnseus. 1763), 
named after J. G. Zinn (1727-59), who wrote on 
the plants of Gottingen.] 1. A genus of com- 
posite plants, of the tribe Helianthoidcce, type 
of the subtribe Zinniese. it is characterized by soli- 
tary radiate flower-heads witll a conical or cylindrical re- 
ceptacle, the flowers both of the disk and ray being fer- 
tile, and those of the ray almost or quite without a tube, 
and persistent upon the ripened achene ; the achenes of 
the innerflowei-s each bear from one to three awns. There 
are 12 species, natives of Mexico, Texas, and Arizona, 2 
of which, long cultivated in gardens, are now widely nat- 
uralized. They are annuals, perennials, or sometimes 
shrubby plants, bearing opposite entire leaves and rather 
large and showy flower-heads peduneled at the emls of 
the branches or in the forks Ijetween them. Five spe- 
cies occur within the United States, mostly with ligiit- 
yellow or sulphur-colored rays. The cultivated species 
are chiefly of various shades of deep red ; they have 
been called gouth-and-old-age, from the lasting and some- 
what rigid rays and the continued production of new 
disk-flowers ; but are more usually known by the generic 
name zinnia, especially in the connnon double form. 
2. [/. c] A plant of this genus. 
ZinitS corona. An arterial plexus about the 
optic nerve, in the sclerotic. 
Zinn's ligament. See ligament of Zinn. under 
ligament. 
Zinn's membrane. The anterior lamella of 
the iris of the eye. 
Zinn's zonule. See zonule of Zinn, under zo- 
nule. 
Zinnwaldite (zin'wol-dit), n. [< Zinmcald (see 
(h'f. ) + -ite~.] A kind of mica related to lepi- 
dolite, but containing both lithium and iron: 
it is often found associated with tin ores, as 
at Zinnwald in the Erzgebirge. 
Zinziber, Zinziberaceae, etc. Same as Zingi- 
ber, etc. 
Zion (zi'on), H. [Also Sion, 'Lh.Sion, Gr. Ziuv, 
Heb. Tsiyon. orig. a hill.] Figuratively, the 
house or household of God, as consisting of 
the chosen people, the Israelites; the theoc- 
racy, or church of God ; hence, the church in 
general, or heaven as the tinal gatliering-place 
of true believers : so called from Mount Zion, 
the holyhill of Jerusalem, the center of ancient 
Hebrew worship. 
Ziini spreadeth forth her hands, and there is none to 
comfort her. Lam. i. 17. 
Let Zion and her sons rejoice. Wattt. 
Zionward (zT'on-wilrd), adr. [< Zion + -ward.] 
Toward Zion, in the figurative sense ; toward 
the goal of salvation ; heavenward. 
If I were like you, I should have my face Zionward, 
though prejudice and error might occasionally fling a 
mist over the glorious vision l)efore me. 
Charlotte lironte, in Mrs. Gaskell, viii. 
zip (zip), )(. [Imitative.] The sound of a bul- 
let pa.ssing through the air or striking against 
an object. 
Theping,??'?), zip, of bullets, and the wounded men limp- 
ing from the front, . . . were a prelude to the storm to 
come. The Century, .XXX. 134. 
Ziphiidse (zi-fi'i-de), n. pi. [NL., < Zipliius + 
-itlse.] The Ziphiinx rated as a family apart 
from Fhy.teteridx, a.id ilivided into Ziphiinx 
and Anarnacinx. Also, more properly, Xiphi- 
idx. 
ziphiiform (zif'i-i-f6rm), a. Same as ziphi- 
oid. 
ZipMinse (zif-i-J'ne), w. pi. [NL., prop. "Xijihi- 
iiix ; < Ziphius -i- -inx.] A subfamily of Phyxc- 
teridx, named from the genus Ziphins, often 
elevated to the rank of a family ; the ziphioid or 
e-iiobed Whale {Zipliius soiverbiensis), one of the iHfi/iiiuee. 
ziphiiform cetaceans, among those known as 
bottleno,ie,s' and coir-Jinhcs. They have most of the 
lower teeth rudimentary or concealed, a distinct lacrymal 
l)one, and a prolonged snout or rostrum above which the 
rest of the head rises abruptly in globose form ; there is a 
sniiill falcate dorSiU fln ; the flippers are small, with Ave 
digits; and the single median blow-hole is crescentic, as in 
dolphins. Several genera besides Ziphius have been rec- 
ognized, of which Ilyperoiidon is the most prominent ; hut 
their synonyms are involved, and some distinctions which 
have been drawn are not clear. 
