histocompatibility complex vs family

family vs histocompatibility complex

histocompatibility complex and family both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
histocompatibility complex	Yes	No	No	No
family	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, family is a hypernym of histocompatibility complex; that is, family is a word with a broader meaning than histocompatibility complex:

histocompatibility complex: a family of fifty or more genes on the sixth human chromosome that code for proteins on the surfaces of cells and that play a role in the immune response
family: a collection of things sharing a common attribute

Other hypernyms of histocompatibility complex include category, class.

histocompatibility complex (noun)	family (noun)
a family of fifty or more genes on the sixth human chromosome that code for proteins on the surfaces of cells and that play a role in the immune response	primary social group; parents and children
	people descended from a common ancestor
	a social unit living together
	(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera
	a collection of things sharing a common attribute
	an association of people who share common beliefs or activities
	a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities
	a person having kinship with another or others

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