epitope vs situation

epitope and situation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
epitope	Yes	No	No	No
situation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, situation is a hypernym of epitope; that is, situation is a word with a broader meaning than epitope:

epitope: the site on the surface of an antigen molecule to which an antibody attaches itself
situation: physical position in relation to the surroundings

Other hypernyms of epitope include site.

epitope (noun)	situation (noun)
the site on the surface of an antigen molecule to which an antibody attaches itself	a job in an organization
	physical position in relation to the surroundings
	the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
	a condition or position in which you find yourself
	a complex or critical or unusual difficulty