Term: blood-brain barrier: a mechanism that creates a barrier between brain tissues and circulating blood; serves to protect the central nervous system
Candidate hypernym: barrier: anything serving to maintain separation by obstructing vision or access → 1
Candidate hypernym: stored program: a program that is stored in the memory of the computer that executes it → 0
Candidate hypernym: evacuation: the act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion; especially for protection → 0
Candidate hypernym: wood: a golf club with a long shaft used to hit long shots; originally made with a wooden head → 0
Candidate hypernym: politburo: the chief executive and political committee of the Communist Party → 0
Candidate hypernym: tractor: a wheeled vehicle with large wheels; used in farming and other applications → 0
Candidate hypernym: mutuality: a reciprocal relation between interdependent entities (objects or individuals or groups) → 0
Candidate hypernym: launching: the act of propelling with force → 0
Candidate hypernym: backhand: a return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke → 0
Candidate hypernym: grand national: an annual steeplechase run in Liverpool, England → 0
Candidate hypernym: population: (statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn → 0