Term: drug of abuse: a drug that is taken for nonmedicinal reasons (usually for mind-altering effects); drug abuse can lead to physical and mental damage and (with some substances) dependence and addiction
Candidate hypernym: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) → 1
Candidate hypernym: ultracentrifuge: a high speed centrifuge used to determine the relative molecular masses of large molecules in high polymers and proteins → 0
Candidate hypernym: principal: the educator who has executive authority for a school → 0
Candidate hypernym: clifford trust: a trust established to shift the income to someone who is taxed at a lower rate than the grantor for a period of 10 years or more → 0
Candidate hypernym: ball: a compact mass → 0
Candidate hypernym: bannister: a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling → 0
Candidate hypernym: cackle: a loud laugh suggestive of a hen's cackle → 0
Candidate hypernym: false bracken: resembles Pteridium aquilinum; of Queensland, Australia → 0
Candidate hypernym: musculus sphincter ductus pancreatici: the smooth muscle sphincter of the main pancreatic duct → 0
Candidate hypernym: rule of evidence: (law) a rule of law whereby any alleged matter of fact that is submitted for investigation at a judicial trial is established or disproved → 0
Candidate hypernym: chagatai: a Turkic literary language of medieval central Asia (named for one of the sons of Genghis Khan) → 0