zénonique, adj., Zenonic.
zénonisme, n.m., Zenonism.
zéolithe, n.m., zeolite.
zéphire or zéphyr, n.m., zephyr, gentle breeze.
zéro, n.m., nought; cipher; zero (of the thermometer). À —; at zero. Au-dessous de —; below zero. C’est un — or un — en chiffre; he is a mere cipher.
zest (zèst), n.m., only used in the proverbial and familiar expression Entre le zist et le —; pretty well, so-so; middling; undecided, wavering (of persons).
zest (zèst), int., pshaw! nonsense presto!
zeste (zèst), n.m., zest (of a lemon, orange, walnut); straw, fig, nothing. Cela ne vaut pas un —; it is not worth a straw.
zététique, n.f. and adj., zetetics; zetetic.
zeugme, n.m., (rhet.) zeugma.