zona pellucida vs zone

zone vs zona pellucida

zona pellucida and zone both are nouns.

zona pellucida is not a verb while zone is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
zona pellucida	Yes	No	No	No
zone	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, zone is a hypernym of zona pellucida; that is, zone is a word with a broader meaning than zona pellucida:

zona pellucida: thick membrane around the mammalian ovum; can be penetrated by one sperm in the fertilization process; usually remains around the fertilized egg until it is implanted in the wall of the uterus
zone: (anatomy) any encircling or beltlike structure

Other hypernyms of zona pellucida include zona.

zona pellucida (noun)	zone (noun)
thick membrane around the mammalian ovum; can be penetrated by one sperm in the fertilization process; usually remains around the fertilized egg until it is implanted in the wall of the uterus	(anatomy) any encircling or beltlike structure
	a locally circumscribed place characterized by some distinctive features
	an area or region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic
	any of the regions of the surface of the Earth loosely divided according to latitude or longitude

zona pellucida (verb)	zone (verb)
	separate or apportion into sections
	regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns

Difference between zona pellucida and zone

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