Term: phosphatase: any of a group of enzymes that act as a catalyst in the hydrolysis of organic phosphates
Candidate hypernym: activator: (biology) any agency bringing about activation; a molecule that increases the activity of an enzyme or a protein that increases the production of a gene product in DNA transcription → 1
Candidate hypernym: geology: a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks → 0
Candidate hypernym: race: a contest of speed → 0
Candidate hypernym: setophaga: a genus of Parulidae → 0
Candidate hypernym: bellwether: sheep that leads the herd often wearing a bell → 0
Candidate hypernym: invention: a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation → 0
Candidate hypernym: bounce: the quality of a substance that is able to rebound → 0
Candidate hypernym: skimming: failure to declare income in order to avoid paying taxes on it → 0
Candidate hypernym: shumard oak: large deciduous red oak of southern and eastern United States having large seven-lobed to nine-lobed elliptical leaves, large acorns and medium hard coarse-grained wood → 0
Candidate hypernym: taenia: a narrow headband or strip of ribbon worn as a headband → 0
Candidate hypernym: tile: a flat thin rectangular slab (as of fired clay or rubber or linoleum) used to cover surfaces → 0