Term: virino: (microbiology) a hypothetical infectious particle thought to be the cause of scrapie and other degenerative diseases of the central nervous system; consists of nucleic acid in a protective coat of host cell proteins
Candidate hypernym: particle: a body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions → 1
Candidate hypernym: encounter: a casual meeting with a person or thing → 0
Candidate hypernym: alley: a narrow street with walls on both sides → 0
Candidate hypernym: cookfire: a fire for cooking → 0
Candidate hypernym: basswood: soft light-colored wood of any of various linden trees; used in making crates and boxes and in carving and millwork → 0
Candidate hypernym: meat thermometer: a thermometer that is inserted into the center of a roast (with the top away from the heat source); used to measure how well done the meat is → 0
Candidate hypernym: viticulture: the cultivation of grapes and grape vines; grape growing → 0
Candidate hypernym: electra complex: a complex of females; sexual attraction to the father → 0
Candidate hypernym: determination: the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; firmness of purpose → 0
Candidate hypernym: blade: a broad flat body part (as of the shoulder or tongue) → 0
Candidate hypernym: smoked salmon: salmon cured by smoking → 0