Term: famotidine: a histamine blocker (trade name Pepcid) used to treat peptic ulcers and gastritis and esophageal reflux
Candidate hypernym: histamine blocker: a medicine used to treat the gastric effects of histamine in cases of peptic ulcers and gastritis and gastroesophageal reflux; works by blocking the effects of histamine on the receptor site known as H2 → 1
Candidate hypernym: alphavirus: an arbovirus of the family Togaviridae that can cause a variety of encephalitis in horses → 0
Candidate hypernym: misstatement: a statement that contains a mistake → 0
Candidate hypernym: extensor muscle: a skeletal muscle whose contraction extends or stretches a body part → 0
Candidate hypernym: garter snake: any of numerous nonvenomous longitudinally-striped viviparous North American and Central American snakes → 0
Candidate hypernym: raftsman: someone who travels by raft → 0
Candidate hypernym: executive branch: the branch of the United States government that is responsible for carrying out the laws → 0
Candidate hypernym: glyceride: an ester of glycerol and fatty acids that occurs naturally as fats and fatty oils → 0
Candidate hypernym: closely held corporation: stock is publicly traded but most is held by a few shareholders who have no plans to sell → 0
Candidate hypernym: bevatron: a cyclotron that accelerates protons up to several billion electron volts → 0
Candidate hypernym: gurkha: a member of the Nepalese force that has been part of the British army for 200 years; known for fierceness in combat → 0