Term: lecithin: a yellow phospholipid essential for the metabolism of fats; found in egg yolk and in many plant and animal cells; used commercially as an emulsifier
Candidate hypernym: emulsifier: a surface-active agent that promotes the formation of an emulsion → 1
Candidate hypernym: screech owl: any owl that has a screeching cry → 0
Candidate hypernym: heliothis moth: medium-sized moth whose larvae are corn earworms → 0
Candidate hypernym: needlefish: elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters → 0
Candidate hypernym: lockstep: a manner of marching in file in which each person's leg moves with and behind the corresponding leg of the person ahead → 0
Candidate hypernym: cell wall: a rigid layer of polysaccharides enclosing the membrane of plant and prokaryotic cells; maintains the shape of the cell and serves as a protective barrier → 0
Candidate hypernym: astereognosis: a loss of the ability to recognize objects by handling them → 0
Candidate hypernym: synthetic resin: a resin having a polymeric structure; especially a resin in the raw state; used chiefly in plastics → 0
Candidate hypernym: amoralism: the doctrine that moral distinctions are invalid → 0
Candidate hypernym: luck: an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome → 0
Candidate hypernym: wild boar: Old World wild swine having a narrow body and prominent tusks from which most domestic swine come; introduced in United States → 0