Term: essential amino acid: an amino acid that is required by animals but that they cannot synthesize; must be supplied in the diet
Candidate hypernym: amino acid: organic compounds containing an amino group and a carboxylic acid group → 1
Candidate hypernym: ectomorph: a person with a thin body → 0
Candidate hypernym: mediation: a negotiation to resolve differences that is conducted by some impartial party → 0
Candidate hypernym: beehive: a structure that provides a natural habitation for bees; as in a hollow tree → 0
Candidate hypernym: tsimshian: a member of a Penutian people who lived on rivers and a sound in British Columbia → 0
Candidate hypernym: phial: a small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed sterile container for injection by needle) → 0
Candidate hypernym: fatty acid: any of a class of aliphatic monocarboxylic acids that form part of a lipid molecule and can be derived from fat by hydrolysis; fatty acids are simple molecules built around a series of carbon atoms linked together in a chain of 12 to 22 carbon atoms → 0
Candidate hypernym: repair shop: a shop specializing in repairs and maintenance → 0
Candidate hypernym: dramatic irony: (theater) irony that occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play → 0
Candidate hypernym: insult: a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect → 0
Candidate hypernym: consecration: a solemn commitment of your life or your time to some cherished purpose (to a service or a goal) → 0