Term: phlegm: expectorated matter; saliva mixed with discharges from the respiratory passages; in ancient and medieval physiology it was believed to cause sluggishness
Candidate hypernym: mucus: protective secretion of the mucus membranes; in the gut it lubricates the passage of food and protects the epithelial cells; in the nose and throat and lungs it can make it difficult for bacteria to penetrate the body through the epithelium → 1
Candidate hypernym: spirit world: any imaginary place where spiritual beings (demons or fairies or angels or the like) abide → 0
Candidate hypernym: regression analysis: the use of regression to make quantitative predictions of one variable from the values of another → 0
Candidate hypernym: formula: a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement → 0
Candidate hypernym: ideogram: a graphic character that indicates the meaning of a thing without indicating the sounds used to say it → 0
Candidate hypernym: southern red cedar: juniper of swampy coastal regions of southeastern United States; similar to eastern red cedar → 0
Candidate hypernym: long division: the operation of division in which the sequence of steps are indicated in detail → 0
Candidate hypernym: cushion flower: tall straggling shrub with large globose crimson-yellow flowers; western Australia → 0
Candidate hypernym: arcade: a structure composed of a series of arches supported by columns → 0
Candidate hypernym: creeping buttercup: perennial European herb with long creeping stolons → 0
Candidate hypernym: laxative: a mild cathartic → 0