Term: follicle-stimulating hormone: a gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary and stimulates growth of Graafian follicles in female mammals, and activates the cells in male mammals that form sperm
Candidate hypernym: gonadotropin: hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland and placenta; stimulates the gonads and controls reproductive activity → 1
Candidate hypernym: pullover: a sweater that is put on by pulling it over the head → 0
Candidate hypernym: tomato sauce: sauce made with a puree of tomatoes (or strained tomatoes) with savory vegetables and other seasonings; can be used on pasta → 0
Candidate hypernym: sea spray: spray from ocean waves → 0
Candidate hypernym: justiciar: formerly a high judicial officer → 0
Candidate hypernym: body part: any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity → 0
Candidate hypernym: root hair: thin hairlike outgrowth of an epidermal cell just behind the tip; absorbs nutrients from the soil → 0
Candidate hypernym: principle of relativity: (physics) a universal law that states that the laws of mechanics are not affected by a uniform rectilinear motion of the system of coordinates to which they are referred → 0
Candidate hypernym: low tide: the lowest (farthest) ebb of the tide → 0
Candidate hypernym: shakers: a celibate and communistic Christian sect in the United States → 0
Candidate hypernym: corner: an interior angle formed by two meeting walls → 0