Term: corticosterone: secreted by the adrenal cortex; involved in regulating water and electrolyte balance in the body
Candidate hypernym: secretion: a functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell → 1
Candidate hypernym: ingenuity: the property of being ingenious → 0
Candidate hypernym: frequency: the ratio of the number of observations in a statistical category to the total number of observations → 0
Candidate hypernym: parochialism: a limitation of views or interests like that defined by a local parish → 0
Candidate hypernym: passeridae: true sparrows: Old world birds formerly considered weaverbirds → 0
Candidate hypernym: boarding house: a private house that provides accommodations and meals for paying guests → 0
Candidate hypernym: employee: a worker who is hired to perform a job → 0
Candidate hypernym: vertical integration: absorption into a single firm of several firms involved in all aspects of a product's manufacture from raw materials to distribution → 0
Candidate hypernym: scandalmongering: spreading malicious gossip → 0
Candidate hypernym: drifting: aimless wandering from place to place → 0
Candidate hypernym: geophyte: a perennial plant that propagates by underground bulbs or tubers or corms → 0