Term: melanocyte: a cell in the basal layer of the epidermis that produces melanin under the control of the melanocyte-stimulating hormone
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: choke: a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine → 0
Candidate hypernym: sentimentalist: someone who indulges in excessive sentimentality → 0
Candidate hypernym: smart: a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore → 0
Candidate hypernym: bypass: a surgically created shunt (usually around a damaged part) → 0
Candidate hypernym: tolypeutes: a genus of Dasypodidae → 0
Candidate hypernym: holy roller: a member of a religion that expresses ecstatic fervor → 0
Candidate hypernym: distribution: the commercial activity of transporting and selling goods from a producer to a consumer → 0
Candidate hypernym: scaling: act of measuring or arranging or adjusting according to a scale → 0
Candidate hypernym: fringe tree: any of various small decorative flowering trees or shrubs of the genus Chionanthus → 0
Candidate hypernym: cheese sauce: white sauce with grated cheese → 0