zonation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An arrangement or distribution of things into zones.
  2. The formation of a hollow sphere by the nucleus in metaphase, with a film of granulated protoplasm that marks the boundary of the compound oosphere in Cystopus bliti.

Word forms

zonation zonations

Etymology

From zone + -ation.

Derived words

biozonation lithozonation microbiozonation
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