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Is zonule a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word zonule is a Scrabble US word. The word zonule is worth 15 points in Scrabble:

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Is zonule a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word zonule is a Scrabble UK word and has 15 points:

Z10O1N1U1L1E1

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Yes. The word zonule is a Words With Friends word. The word zonule is worth 18 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

Z10O1N2U2L2E1

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6-letter words (1 found)

ZONULE,

5-letter words (3 found)

LOZEN,NOULE,OUZEL,

4-letter words (9 found)

ENOL,LENO,LONE,LOUN,LUNE,NOEL,NOLE,NOUL,ZONE,

3-letter words (12 found)

EON,LEU,LEZ,LOU,LUN,LUZ,OLE,ONE,ULE,ZEL,ZEN,ZOL,

2-letter words (12 found)

EL,EN,LO,NE,NO,NU,OE,ON,OU,UN,ZE,ZO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 38 words from zonule according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of zonule

zonule

Etymology

Parallel with zonula, with zona +‎ -ula being homologous to zone +‎ -ule.

Noun

zonule (plural zonules)

  1. (anatomy) A little zone, or girdle; a zonula.
    • 1963, M. G. Farquar, G. E. Palade, Junctional complexes in various epithelia, The Journal of Cell Biology, Volume 17, republished 2001, Joseph G. Gall, J. Richard McIntosh (editors), Landmark Papers in Cell Biology, page 261,
      Each tight junction is followed by an adhering zonule extending between arrows 2 and 3 and, farther away, by a desmosome marked D. A condensation of finely fibrillar material occurs mainly along the adhering zonules on each side of the bile capillary.
  2. (anatomy) The zonule of Zinn.
    • 2009, Frank W. Howes, 5.4: Indications for Lens Surgery / Indications for Application of Different Lens Surgery Techniques, Myron Yanoff, Jay S. Duker (editors), Ophthalmology, 3rd Edition, page 429,
      In most cases, the goal of this type of lens surgery is the same as that for eyes without a compromised zonule: to remove the contents of the capsular bag through a CCC[continuous curvilinear capsulectomy] and replace the contents with a foldable IOL.[intraocular lens]

Derived terms

  • ciliary zonule, zonule of Zinn
  • zonulitis

Related terms

  • zonular

Source: wiktionary.org