Term: beta cell: a cell that produces insulin in the isles of Langerhans in the pancreas
Candidate hypernym: cell: (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals → 1
Candidate hypernym: graphic designer: someone who specializes in graphic design → 0
Candidate hypernym: schematization: providing a chart or outline of a system → 0
Candidate hypernym: guide dog: a dog trained to guide the blind → 0
Candidate hypernym: contact: a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication → 0
Candidate hypernym: marattiales: lower ferns coextensive with the family Marattiaceae → 0
Candidate hypernym: nation: a federation of tribes (especially Native American tribes) → 0
Candidate hypernym: human botfly: large tropical American fly; parasitic on humans and other mammals → 0
Candidate hypernym: gynecocracy: a political system governed by a woman → 0
Candidate hypernym: slip-joint pliers: pliers with a joint adjustable to two positions in order to increase the opening of the jaws → 0
Candidate hypernym: sterling: British money; especially the pound sterling as the basic monetary unit of the UK → 0