zonation

English

Etymology

From zone +‎ -ation.

Noun

zonation (countable and uncountable, plural zonations)

  1. An arrangement or distribution of things into zones.
  2. (biology) 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.

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