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Toxicology Glossary - Z

zoocide: Substance intended to kill animals.

zygote:

1. Cell such as a fertilized egg resulting from the fusion of two gametes.
2. Cell obtained as a result of complete or partial fusion of cells produced by meiosis.

Nagel et al. (eds), 1991