Term: caspase: any of a group of proteases that mediate apoptosis
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: bleaching powder: a white powder comprised of calcium hydroxide and chloride and hypochlorite and used to bleach and/or disinfect → 0
Candidate hypernym: ophiolatry: the worship of snakes → 0
Candidate hypernym: booklouse: minute wingless psocopterous insects injurious to books and papers → 0
Candidate hypernym: diving petrel: any of several small diving birds of southern hemisphere seas; somewhat resemble auks → 0
Candidate hypernym: adolescence: the time period between the beginning of puberty and adulthood → 0
Candidate hypernym: infundibulum: any of various funnel-shaped parts of the body (but especially the hypophyseal stalk) → 0
Candidate hypernym: doxepin: a tricyclic antidepressant (trade names Adapin and Sinequan) with numerous side effects (dry mouth and sedation and gastrointestinal disturbances) → 0
Candidate hypernym: taeniidae: a family of Cestoda → 0
Candidate hypernym: violator: someone who violates the law → 0
Candidate hypernym: whiskey sour: a sour made with whiskey → 0