Hypernyms for "cell"
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acaryote
akaryocyte
akaryote
archespore
archesporium
arthrospore
beta cell
blastema
blastomere
bullpen
cooler
daughter cell
detention cell
detention centre
dungeon
electrolytic cell
embryonic cell
fertilized ovum
fiber
fibre
flagellated cell
formative cell
fuel cell
galvanic cell
gametocyte
germ cell
guardroom
hold
keep
Kupffer''s cell
Leydig cell
Leydig''s cell
mother cell
parthenote
photovoltaic cell
plant cell
polar body
primary cell
radical cell
recombinant
reproductive cell
secondary cell
Sertoli cell
Sertoli''s cell
sex cell
sleeper cell
solar cell
somatic cell
storage cell
sweatbox
tank
terrorist cell
vegetative cell
voltaic cell
zygote
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.