Term: melanocyte-stimulating hormone: a hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland that controls the degree of pigmentation in melanocytes
Candidate hypernym: hormone: the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect → 1
Candidate hypernym: rent-rebate: a rebate on rent given by a local government authority → 0
Candidate hypernym: comfrey: perennial herbs of Europe and Iran; make rapidly growing groundcover for shaded areas → 0
Candidate hypernym: pilsner: a pale lager with strong flavor of hops; first brewed in the Bohemian town of Pilsen → 0
Candidate hypernym: northern europe: the northernmost countries of Europe → 0
Candidate hypernym: aphyllanthes: one species; small fibrous-rooted perennial with rushlike foliage and deep blue flowers; sometimes placed in its own family Aphyllanthaceae → 0
Candidate hypernym: kraal: a village of huts for native Africans in southern Africa; usually surrounded by a stockade → 0
Candidate hypernym: elimination: the act of removing or getting rid of something → 0
Candidate hypernym: site visit: a visit in an official capacity to examine a site to determine its suitability for some enterprise → 0
Candidate hypernym: tiger salamander: widely distributed brown or black North American salamander with vertical yellowish blotches → 0
Candidate hypernym: shell plating: the plates covering the frame of a steel ship and corresponding to the planking of a wooden ship → 0