Term: interferon: an antiviral protein produced by cells that have been invaded by a virus; inhibits replication of the virus
Candidate hypernym: antiviral: any drug that destroys viruses → 1
Candidate hypernym: monocline: a geological formation in which all strata are inclined in the same direction → 0
Candidate hypernym: menstruation: the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause; ; --Hippocrates; --Aristotle → 0
Candidate hypernym: yavapai: a member of a North American Indian people of central Arizona → 0
Candidate hypernym: weltanschauung: a comprehensive view of the world and human life → 0
Candidate hypernym: respiratory organ: any organ involved in the process of respiration → 0
Candidate hypernym: dogtooth: a carved pyramidal ornament; used in 13th century England → 0
Candidate hypernym: ancientness: extreme oldness → 0
Candidate hypernym: furnariidae: e.g. ovenbirds → 0
Candidate hypernym: devising: the act that results in something coming to be → 0
Candidate hypernym: liter: a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints) → 0