Term: polymerase: an enzyme that catalyzes the formation of new DNA and RNA from an existing strand of DNA or RNA
Candidate hypernym: enzyme: any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions → 1
Candidate hypernym: chef: a professional cook → 0
Candidate hypernym: hitchhiker: a person who travels by getting free rides from passing vehicles → 0
Candidate hypernym: actinomeris: used in some classification systems for plants now included in genus Verbesina → 0
Candidate hypernym: governorship: the office of governor → 0
Candidate hypernym: tyrian purple: a vivid purplish-red color → 0
Candidate hypernym: habituation: a general accommodation to unchanging environmental conditions → 0
Candidate hypernym: artificial blood: a liquid that can carry large amounts of oxygen and can serve as a temporary substitute for blood → 0
Candidate hypernym: pangolin: toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites → 0
Candidate hypernym: alimentary tract smear: any of several cytologic smears obtained from different parts of the alimentary tract; obtained by specialized lavage techniques and used mainly to diagnose cancer in those parts → 0
Candidate hypernym: medusa's head: weedy rye grass having long bristling awns → 0