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acrosome
Overview of noun acrosome
The noun acrosome has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. acrosome -- (a process at the anterior end of a sperm cell that produces enzymes to facilitate penetration of the egg)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun acrosome
1 sense of acrosome
Sense 1
acrosome
=> process, outgrowth, appendage
=> body part
=> part, piece
=> thing
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun acrosome
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun acrosome
1 sense of acrosome
Sense 1
acrosome
=> process, outgrowth, appendage
Antonyms of noun acrosome
Member Holonyms of noun acrosome
Substance Holonyms of noun acrosome
Part Holonyms of noun acrosome
1 sense of acrosome
Sense 1
acrosome
PART OF: sperm, sperm cell, spermatozoon, spermatozoan
Member Meronyms of noun acrosome
Substance Meronyms of noun acrosome
Part Meronyms of noun acrosome
Meronyms of noun acrosome
Holonyms of noun acrosome
1 sense of acrosome
Sense 1
acrosome
PART OF: sperm, sperm cell, spermatozoon, spermatozoan
Attributes of noun acrosome
Derived Forms of noun acrosome
Domain of noun acrosome
Domain Terms of noun acrosome
Familiarity of noun acrosome
acrosome used as a noun is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun acrosome
1 sense of acrosome
Sense 1
acrosome
> process, outgrowth, appendage
=> horn
=> horn
=> crest
=> pseudopod, pseudopodium
=> flagellum
=> hair
=> cirrus
=> spine
=> aculea
=> style
=> villus
=> tail
=> fetlock
=> tentacle
=> arista
=> acromion, acromial process
=> ala
=> alveolar arch
=> alveolar ridge, gum ridge, alveolar process
=> acrosome
=> caruncle, caruncula
=> condyle
=> coronoid process, processus coronoideus
=> epicondyle
=> fimbria
=> apophysis
=> spicule, spiculum
=> osteophyte
=> papilla
=> papilla
=> appendix, vermiform appendix, vermiform process, cecal appendage
=> mastoid, mastoid process, mastoid bone, mastoidal
=> styloid process
=> pterygoid process
=> tuberosity, tubercle, eminence
=> zygomatic process
=> trochanter
=> transverse process
=> odontoid process
=> metaphysis
=> olecranon, olecranon process
=> ridge
=> excrescence
=> papilla
=> plant process, enation
Meronyms of noun acrosome
1 sense of acrosome
Sense 1
acrosome
=> process, outgrowth, appendage
=> body part
HAS PART: corpus
Holonyms of noun acrosome
1 sense of acrosome
Sense 1
acrosome
PART OF: sperm, sperm cell, spermatozoon, spermatozoan
PART OF: male reproductive system
PART OF: male body
PART OF: male, male person
PART OF: semen, seed, seminal fluid, ejaculate, cum, come
Grep of noun acrosome
acrosome
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