Term: strychnine: an alkaloid plant toxin extracted chiefly from nux vomica; formerly used as a stimulant
Candidate hypernym: alkaloid: natural bases containing nitrogen found in plants → 1
Candidate hypernym: adult education: a course (via lectures or correspondence) for adults who are not otherwise engaged in formal study → 0
Candidate hypernym: string bean: green beans with strings that must be removed → 0
Candidate hypernym: pengo: formerly the basic unit of money in Hungary until it was replaced by the forint in 1946 → 0
Candidate hypernym: badaga: a member of an agricultural people of southern India → 0
Candidate hypernym: arminianism: 17th century theology (named after its founder Jacobus Arminius) that opposes the absolute predestinarianism of John Calvin and holds that human free will is compatible with God's sovereignty → 0
Candidate hypernym: cushing's disease: a glandular disorder caused by excessive ACTH resulting in greater than normal functioning of the adrenal gland; characterized by obesity → 0
Candidate hypernym: holding company: a company with controlling shares in other companies → 0
Candidate hypernym: write-off: (accounting) reduction in the book value of an asset → 0
Candidate hypernym: gluteal artery: branches of the internal iliac artery that supply the hip joint and gluteal region → 0
Candidate hypernym: clock pendulum: a physical pendulum used to regulate a clockwork mechanism → 0