Term: progesterone: a steroid hormone (trade name Lipo-Lutin) produced in the ovary; prepares and maintains the uterus for pregnancy
Candidate hypernym: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) → 1
Candidate hypernym: context: discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretation → 0
Candidate hypernym: ham: meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked) → 0
Candidate hypernym: creeper: any plant (as ivy or periwinkle) that grows by creeping → 0
Candidate hypernym: eurotium: a genus of fungi belonging to the order Eurotiales → 0
Candidate hypernym: slinger ring: dispenser consisting of a tubular ring around the propeller hub of an airplane through which antifreeze solution is spread over the blades → 0
Candidate hypernym: bell buoy: a buoy with a bell on it → 0
Candidate hypernym: city state: a state consisting of a sovereign city → 0
Candidate hypernym: calculus of variations: the calculus of maxima and minima of definite integrals → 0
Candidate hypernym: shetland sheepdog: a small sheepdog resembling a collie that was developed in the Shetland Islands → 0
Candidate hypernym: classified stock: common stock classified as A or B where A has certain advantages (e.g., voting power) that B does not → 0