Term: sterol: any of a group of natural steroid alcohols derived from plants or animals; they are waxy insoluble substances
Candidate hypernym: chemical: material produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules → 1
Candidate hypernym: chaff: foil in thin strips; ejected into the air as a radar countermeasure → 0
Candidate hypernym: preferment: the act of making accusations → 0
Candidate hypernym: keratoacanthoma: skin tumor that grows rapidly (especially in older people) and resembles a carcinoma but does not spread; it usually disappears spontaneously, often leaving a scar → 0
Candidate hypernym: ground swell: an obvious change of public opinion or political sentiment that occurs without leadership or overt expression → 0
Candidate hypernym: tennis pro: someone who earns a living playing or teaching tennis → 0
Candidate hypernym: special: a dish or meal given prominence in e.g. a restaurant → 0
Candidate hypernym: zodiac: (astrology) a circular diagram representing the 12 zodiacal constellations and showing their signs → 0
Candidate hypernym: sailing: the departure of a vessel from a port → 0
Candidate hypernym: plasmodium: parasitic protozoan of the genus Plasmodium that causes malaria in humans → 0
Candidate hypernym: nonconformity: failure to conform to accepted standards of behavior → 0