Term: putrescine: a colorless crystalline ptomaine with a foul odor that is produced in decaying animal matter
Candidate hypernym: ptomaine: any of various amines (such as putrescine or cadaverine) formed by the action of putrefactive bacteria → 1
Candidate hypernym: evangelist: (when capitalized) any of the spiritual leaders who are assumed to be authors of the Gospels in the New Testament: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John → 0
Candidate hypernym: middle term: the term in a syllogism that is common to both premises and excluded from the conclusion → 0
Candidate hypernym: exploration: to travel for the purpose of discovery → 0
Candidate hypernym: screen: a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something → 0
Candidate hypernym: jeremiad: a long and mournful complaint → 0
Candidate hypernym: cork oak: medium-sized evergreen oak of southern Europe and northern Africa having thick corky bark that is periodically stripped to yield commercial cork → 0
Candidate hypernym: monogenesis: asexual reproduction by the production and release of spores → 0
Candidate hypernym: copycat: someone who copies the words or behavior of another → 0
Candidate hypernym: androphobia: a morbid fear of men → 0
Candidate hypernym: sole: the underside of the foot → 0