Term: sertoli cell: elongated cells found in the seminiferous tubules of the testis; apparently they nourish the spermatids
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: chondrule: small granule (of e.g. chrysolite) found in some meteoric rocks → 0
Candidate hypernym: cytogeneticist: a geneticist who specializes in the cellular components associated with heredity → 0
Candidate hypernym: entelechy: (Aristotle) the state of something that is fully realized; actuality as opposed to potentiality → 0
Candidate hypernym: breadstuff: flour or meal or grain used in baking bread → 0
Candidate hypernym: convention: (diplomacy) an international agreement → 0
Candidate hypernym: greens: any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables → 0
Candidate hypernym: distress: a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need) → 0
Candidate hypernym: immediacy: the quickness of action or occurrence → 0
Candidate hypernym: layoff: the act of laying off an employee or a work force → 0
Candidate hypernym: pipe smoker: a smoker who uses a pipe → 0