Term: releasing hormone: any of several hormones produced in the hypothalamus and carried by a vein to the anterior pituitary gland where they stimulate the release of anterior pituitary hormones; each of these hormones causes the anterior pituitary to secrete a specific hormone
Candidate hypernym: hormone: the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect → 1
Candidate hypernym: sand rat: small nearly naked African mole rat of desert areas → 0
Candidate hypernym: move: the act of deciding to do something → 0
Candidate hypernym: wild madder: Eurasian herb with ample panicles of small white flowers; naturalized in North America → 0
Candidate hypernym: brand-name drug: a drug that has a trade name and is protected by a patent (can be produced and sold only by the company holding the patent) → 0
Candidate hypernym: ebb: a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number) → 0
Candidate hypernym: carnival: a festival marked by merrymaking and processions → 0
Candidate hypernym: hairline: the natural margin formed by hair on the head → 0
Candidate hypernym: husk: outer membranous covering of some fruits or seeds → 0
Candidate hypernym: interest: the power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.) → 0
Candidate hypernym: sinologist: a student of Chinese history and language and culture → 0