Term: barbiturate: organic compound having powerful soporific effect; overdose can be fatal
Candidate hypernym: sedative-hypnotic: a sedative that depresses activity of the central nervous system and reduces anxiety and induces sleep → 1
Candidate hypernym: mince: food chopped into small bits → 0
Candidate hypernym: belfry: a room (often at the top of a tower) where bells are hung → 0
Candidate hypernym: beltway: a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center → 0
Candidate hypernym: beetroot: beet having a massively swollen red root; widely grown for human consumption → 0
Candidate hypernym: cocktail lounge: a barroom in a hotel or restaurant where cocktails are served → 0
Candidate hypernym: bossism: domination of a political organization by a party boss → 0
Candidate hypernym: mod con: modern convenience; the appliances and conveniences characteristic of a modern house → 0
Candidate hypernym: double bind: (psychology) an unresolvable dilemma; situation in which a person receives contradictory messages from a person who is very powerful → 0
Candidate hypernym: volt: a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt; equivalent to the potential difference across a resistance of 1 ohm when 1 ampere of current flows through it → 0
Candidate hypernym: infelicity: inappropriate and unpleasing manner or style (especially manner or style of expression) → 0