Term: chemotaxis: movement by a cell or organism in reaction to a chemical stimulus
Candidate hypernym: taxis: a locomotor response toward or away from an external stimulus by a motile (and usually simple) organism → 1
Candidate hypernym: low: a low level or position or degree → 0
Candidate hypernym: pastry cook: a chef who specializes in pastry → 0
Candidate hypernym: sun gear: the central gear in an epicyclic train → 0
Candidate hypernym: blue lotus: blue Egyptian lotus: held sacred by the Egyptians → 0
Candidate hypernym: cloze procedure: a test for diagnosing reading ability; words are deleted from a prose passage and the reader is required to fill in the blanks → 0
Candidate hypernym: electric shock: trauma caused by the passage of electric current through the body (as from contact with high voltage lines or being struck by lightning); usually involves burns and abnormal heart rhythm and unconsciousness → 0
Candidate hypernym: brickyard: a place where bricks are made and sold → 0
Candidate hypernym: star-of-bethlehem: any of several perennial plants of the genus Ornithogalum native to the Mediterranean and having star-shaped flowers → 0
Candidate hypernym: toxin: a poisonous substance produced during the metabolism and growth of certain microorganisms and some higher plant and animal species → 0
Candidate hypernym: periwinkle: chiefly trailing poisonous plants with blue flowers → 0