Term: luteinizing hormone: a gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary; stimulates ovulation in female mammals and stimulates androgen release in male mammals
Candidate hypernym: gonadotropin: hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland and placenta; stimulates the gonads and controls reproductive activity → 1
Candidate hypernym: refracting telescope: optical telescope that has a large convex lens that produces an image that is viewed through the eyepiece → 0
Candidate hypernym: castor bean: the toxic seed of the castor-oil plant; source of castor oil → 0
Candidate hypernym: small-leaved linden: large spreading European linden with small dark green leaves; often cultivated as an ornamental → 0
Candidate hypernym: hiding place: a place suitable for hiding something (such as yourself) → 0
Candidate hypernym: unwieldiness: the quality of being difficult to direct or control by reason of complexity → 0
Candidate hypernym: ossification: the process of becoming rigidly fixed in a conventional pattern of thought or behavior → 0
Candidate hypernym: cacao: tropical American tree producing cacao beans → 0
Candidate hypernym: percophidae: percoid flatheads → 0
Candidate hypernym: demodulation: (electronics) the reception of a signal by extracting it from the carrier wave → 0
Candidate hypernym: frigid zone: the part of the Earth's surface forming a cap over a pole; characterized by frigid climate → 0