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Zigzag transformer
A zigzag transformer, also called an interconnected-star or Z-type transformer, is a three-phase grounding transformer used to create a neutral point on delta-connected, three-wire systems with no natural neutral.
Ziheng Yang
Ziheng Yang (杨子恒) is a computational biologist and statistical geneticist at University College London, known for the PAML and BPP software for analyzing DNA sequences.
Zihuatanejo
Zihuatanejo, often marketed with nearby Ixtapa as Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, is a Pueblo Mágico fishing town and resort on a sheltered bay on Guerrero's Costa Grande, on Mexico's Pacific coast, known for beaches like Playa La Ropa.
Zijin Mining
Zijin Mining is a Chinese gold and copper mining company headquartered in Shanghang County, Fujian, founded by Chen Jinghe in 2000 and listed in Hong Kong and Shanghai.
Zijin Property & Casualty Insurance
Zijin Property & Casualty Insurance (紫金财险) is a majority state-owned Chinese property and casualty insurer founded in Nanjing in 2009 as Jiangsu province's first national property insurance company.
Zijinshan Copper Mine
Zijinshan Copper Mine (紫金山铜矿) is a large open-pit and underground gold-copper mine in Shanghang County, Longyan, Fujian Province, China, owned by Zijin Mining Group and discovered in the 1980s.
Zika fever
Zika fever, caused by Zika virus (ZIKV), a mosquito-borne flavivirus first found in Uganda in 1947, is usually mild but causes microcephaly and Guillain-Barré syndrome; spread via Aedes mosquitoes and sex, with no vaccine.
Zika virus
Zika virus, a mosquito-borne flavivirus spread by Aedes aegypti, causes mild illness but congenital Zika syndrome and Guillain-Barré syndrome; transmission documented in 97 countries and territories, with no licensed vaccine as of 2026.
Zikirtu
Zikirtu (also Ziqirtu) was a local state in the central Zagros, in northwestern Iran, ruled by Mitatti and devastated by Sargon II of Assyria in 714 BC.
ZiL (ЗИЛ)
ZiL (ЗИЛ), short for Zavod imeni Likhacheva, was a Moscow automobile plant founded in 1916, Russia's oldest car factory, producing heavy trucks and leadership limousines until 2013.
ZIL-130
The ZIL-130 (ЗИЛ-130) was a two-axle cargo truck produced by ZIL in Moscow from 1964, one of the most numerous Soviet trucks with more than 3.4 million built.
Zila Ghaziabad (ज़िला ग़ाज़ियाबाद)
Zila Ghaziabad (ज़िला ग़ाज़ियाबाद), also styled Zilla Ghaziabad, is a 2013 Hindi action thriller directed by Anand Kumar, starring Sanjay Dutt, Vivek Oberoi, and Arshad Warsi, based on a 1990s Ghaziabad gang war; it flopped with ₹15.75 crore India net.
Zileuton
Zileuton, brand name Zyflo, is an oral 5-lipoxygenase inhibitor used for asthma prevention and treatment in patients 12 years and older, approved by the FDA in 1996.
Zilganersen
Zilganersen (Zanvastro, research code ION373) is an antisense oligonucleotide drug developed by Ionis Pharmaceuticals, approved by the FDA in 2026 as the first treatment for Alexander disease.
Zilil/Zilis
Zilil (Zilis, Iulia Constantia Zilil) was a Roman colony founded by Augustus between 33 and 25 BC in Mauretania Tingitana, Morocco, located at Dchar Jdid near Asilah, with pre-colonial Punic-Mauretanian occupation and baths, cistern, and basilica.
Zilina
Zilina (Žilina, Zsolna, Sillein) is Slovakia's fourth largest city (85,655), seat of the Žilina Self-Governing Region, at the Váh-Kysuca-Rajčianka confluence; first recorded 1208, briefly Slovakia's capital 1918-1919, KIA Motors and University of Žilina city.
Zill
Zill (Turkish for cymbal; Arabic sagat, صاجات) is a small finger cymbal worn on thumb and middle finger, used in belly dance and Ottoman mehter music; the Zildjian family began making cymbals in Istanbul in 1623.
Zill al-Sultan
Zill al-Sultan (ظلالسلطان), born Mas'ud Mirza, was a Qajar prince and eldest surviving son of Naser al-Din Shah, passed over for the throne and governor of Isfahan from 1874 to 1907.
Zilla Fatu
Zilla Fatu, son of Umaga (Eddie Fatu), is an American wrestler in the Anoa'i/Fatu family, trained by Booker T, formerly ROW and 4th Rope champion, now signed to WWE NXT since August 2026.
ZillaKami
ZillaKami (Junius Rogers), Bay Shore, New York rapper and trap metal pioneer, one half of City Morgue with SosMula; solo debut DOG BOY (2021), later My Bloody America and Audio Creep.
Zillennials
Zillennials (also Zennials) are a micro-generation born about 1993-1998 on the cusp of Millennials and Gen Z; an informal, self-applied label with no official standing, defined by shared-computer childhoods, smartphones in school, and Covid-19 at the start of working life.
Zillertaler Schürzenjäger
The Zillertaler Schürzenjäger, known since 1995 as Schürzenjäger, are an Austrian folk-pop band from Mayrhofen in the Zillertal, Tyrol, founded in 1973 and pioneers of Alpenrock.
Zillis
Zillis (Romansh: Ziràn) is a village in Graubünden, Switzerland, at the southern end of the Viamala gorge, known for its Romanesque church of St. Martin.
Zillow
Zillow, also known as Zillow Group, is an American online real estate marketplace based in Seattle, launched in 2006 and known for its Zestimate home-value estimates.
Zillow Gone Wild
Zillow Gone Wild is a social media brand founded by Samir Mezrahi in December 2020 that posts unusual real estate listings, plus an HGTV series hosted by Jack McBrayer that premiered May 3, 2024.
Zilog
Zilog is an American semiconductor company founded in 1974 by Federico Faggin and Ralph Ungermann after leaving Intel, best known for creating the Z80 microprocessor.
Zilog Z80
The Zilog Z80 is an 8-bit microprocessor introduced by Zilog in 1976 as a faster successor to the Intel 8080, powering home computers and arcades.
Ziltivekimab
Ziltivekimab (Novo Nordisk) is a fully human anti-IL-6 ligand monoclonal antibody for ASCVD, CKD, and inflammation; its phase 3 ZEUS trial missed the MACE endpoint in 2026 (HR 0.99).
Zilu
Zilu (仲由), born Zhong You, was a disciple of Confucius of the Spring and Autumn period, remembered for courage and government affairs and killed in Wei's succession violence.
Zilucoplan
Zilucoplan (Zilbrysq, RA101495) is a 15-amino-acid synthetic macrocyclic peptide C5 complement inhibitor, self-injected once daily, approved 2023-2024 for AChR antibody-positive generalized myasthenia gravis in Japan, the US, EU, and Canada.