Term: alpha receptor: receptors postulated to exist on nerve cell membranes of the sympathetic nervous system in order to explain the specificity of certain agents that affect only some sympathetic activities (such as vasoconstriction and relaxation of intestinal muscles and contraction of smooth muscles)
Candidate hypernym: receptor: a cellular structure that is postulated to exist in order to mediate between a chemical agent that acts on nervous tissue and the physiological response → 1
Candidate hypernym: dutch monetary unit: monetary unit in the Netherlands → 0
Candidate hypernym: crew: the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.) → 0
Candidate hypernym: are: a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters → 0
Candidate hypernym: gauntlet: a form of punishment in which a person is forced to run between two lines of men facing each other and armed with clubs or whips to beat the victim → 0
Candidate hypernym: tom thumb: a very small person → 0
Candidate hypernym: jitter: small rapid variations in a waveform resulting from fluctuations in the voltage supply or mechanical vibrations or other sources → 0
Candidate hypernym: watercraft: skill in the management of boats → 0
Candidate hypernym: bass: the member with the lowest range of a family of musical instruments → 0
Candidate hypernym: development: act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining → 0
Candidate hypernym: gauge: the thickness of wire → 0