Term: alpha-interferon: a form of interferon that is produced endogenously and commercially for its pharmacological effects (including regulation of the immune system and antiviral and antineoplastic effects)
Candidate hypernym: interferon: an antiviral protein produced by cells that have been invaded by a virus; inhibits replication of the virus → 1
Candidate hypernym: mizzen: fore-and-aft sail set on the mizzenmast → 0
Candidate hypernym: punctuation: the use of certain marks to clarify meaning of written material by grouping words grammatically into sentences and clauses and phrases → 0
Candidate hypernym: magazine rack: a rack for displaying magazines → 0
Candidate hypernym: indian button fern: fern of tropical Asia having round buttonlike bulbils → 0
Candidate hypernym: hypothalamus: a basal part of the diencephalon governing autonomic nervous system → 0
Candidate hypernym: rangifer: reindeer or caribou → 0
Candidate hypernym: overpayment: the act of paying too much → 0
Candidate hypernym: volume: the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction) → 0
Candidate hypernym: pivot: the person in a rank around whom the others wheel and maneuver → 0
Candidate hypernym: third reich: the Nazi dictatorship under Hitler (1933-1945) → 0