Term: diethylstilbesterol: synthetic nonsteroid with the properties of estrogen; formerly used to treat menstrual problems but was found to be associated with vaginal cancers in the daughters of women so treated during pregnancy
Candidate hypernym: nonsteroid: an organic compound that does no contain a steroid → 1
Candidate hypernym: third person: pronouns and verbs that are used to refer to something other than the speaker or addressee of the language in which they occur → 0
Candidate hypernym: scrambled eggs: eggs beaten and cooked to a soft firm consistency while stirring → 0
Candidate hypernym: shibboleth: a manner of speaking that is distinctive of a particular group of people → 0
Candidate hypernym: cosmotron: a large proton synchrotron; uses frequency modulation of an electric field to accelerate protons → 0
Candidate hypernym: groundmass: (geology) the matrix of fine-grained crystalline material in which larger crystals are embedded → 0
Candidate hypernym: stock certificate: a certificate documenting the shareholder's ownership in the corporation → 0
Candidate hypernym: proline: an amino acid that is found in many proteins (especially collagen) → 0
Candidate hypernym: bee eater: colorful chiefly tropical Old World bird having a strong graceful flight; feeds on especially bees → 0
Candidate hypernym: butterfly orchid: any orchid of the genus Psychopsis: spectacular large tiger-striped orchids → 0
Candidate hypernym: audiotape: a tape recording of sound → 0