Term: secretase: a set of enzymes believed to snip pieces off a longer protein producing fragments of amyloid protein that bunch up and create amyloid protein plaques in brain tissue (the pathological hallmark of Alzheimer's)
Candidate hypernym: enzyme: any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions → 1
Candidate hypernym: bioweapon: any weapon usable in biological warfare → 0
Candidate hypernym: emphasis: special importance or significance → 0
Candidate hypernym: collar blight: a disease affecting the trunks of pear and apple trees → 0
Candidate hypernym: purple passage: a passage full of ornate and flowery language → 0
Candidate hypernym: adhesive tape: tape coated with adhesive → 0
Candidate hypernym: mesalliance: a marriage with a person of inferior social status → 0
Candidate hypernym: remission: (law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court) → 0
Candidate hypernym: cereal: a breakfast food prepared from grain → 0
Candidate hypernym: save-all: a sail set to catch wind spilled from a larger sail → 0
Candidate hypernym: basket star: any starfish-like animal of the genera Euryale or Astrophyton or Gorgonocephalus having slender complexly branched interlacing arms radiating from a central disc → 0