Term: cholecystokinin: a gastrointestinal hormone that stimulates the secretion of pancreatic enzymes and the contraction and emptying of the gall bladder; its release is stimulated by the presence of fatty acids and amino acids in the small intestine
Candidate hypernym: hormone: the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect → 1
Candidate hypernym: sweet birch: common birch of the eastern United States having spicy brown bark yielding a volatile oil and hard dark wood used for furniture → 0
Candidate hypernym: air wave: a sound wave that is transmitted via air → 0
Candidate hypernym: acanthosis: an abnormal but benign thickening of the prickle-cell layer of the skin (as in psoriasis) → 0
Candidate hypernym: efficacy: capacity or power to produce a desired effect → 0
Candidate hypernym: gaur: wild ox of mountainous areas of eastern India → 0
Candidate hypernym: allocution: (rhetoric) a formal or authoritative address that advises or exhorts → 0
Candidate hypernym: cash: money in the form of bills or coins → 0
Candidate hypernym: sauvignon blanc: a California wine → 0
Candidate hypernym: congealment: the process of congealing; solidification by (or as if by) freezing → 0
Candidate hypernym: mononeuropathy: any neuropathy of a single nerve trunk → 0