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How to pronounce suspensor in English?

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Synonyms athletic supporter, jock, jockstrap, supporter
Type of man's clothing, protective garment

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The suspensor absorbs and manufacturers nutrients from the endosperm that are utilized during the embryos growth.
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The upper or chalazal pole becomes the main area of growth of the embryo, while the lower or micropylar pole produces the stalk-like suspensor that attaches to the micropyle.
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  • Athletic supporter: a support for the genitals worn by men engaging in strenuous exercise
  • Suspensors are filamentous structural formations employed by Fungi in holding a zygospore between two strains of hyphae.
  • The Holtzman effect is a fictional scientific phenomenon in the Dune universe created by Frank Herbert, beginning with the 1965 novel Dune. The effect is never explained in detail, but it makes (among other things) defensive force shields and instantaneous space travel possible.
  • An athletic support; a jockstrap
  • (SUSPENSORS) the empty walls of the two gametangia which remain attached to maturing zygosporangia in the Zygomycota.
  • In Zygomycota, the cell or hypha supporting a gamete, especially a zygospore.
  • A specialized hyphal tip that supports a gametangium and eventually a zygosporangium (in the Mucorales). (15)
  • Secondary (low-drain) phase of a Holtzman field generator. It nullifies gravity within certain limits prescribed by relative mass and energy consumption.