Term: vector: (genetics) a virus or other agent that is used to deliver DNA to a cell
Candidate hypernym: virus: (virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts; many are pathogenic; a piece of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) wrapped in a thin coat of protein → 1
Candidate hypernym: plastic surgery: surgery concerned with therapeutic or cosmetic reformation of tissue → 0
Candidate hypernym: precession of the equinoxes: a slow westward shift of the equinoxes along the plane of the ecliptic caused by precession of the Earth's axis of rotation → 0
Candidate hypernym: myocardium: the middle muscular layer of the heart wall → 0
Candidate hypernym: gaslight: light yielded by the combustion of illuminating gas → 0
Candidate hypernym: machine tool: a powered machine for cutting or shaping or finishing metals or other materials → 0
Candidate hypernym: fixer: someone who intervenes with authorities for a person in trouble (usually using underhand or illegal methods for a fee) → 0
Candidate hypernym: inauguration: the act of starting a new operation or practice → 0
Candidate hypernym: goosefoot: any of various weeds of the genus Chenopodium having small greenish flowers → 0
Candidate hypernym: desire: the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state → 0
Candidate hypernym: christian science: religious system based on teachings of Mary Baker Eddy emphasizing spiritual healing → 0