Term: ergotism: poisoning by ingestion of ergot-infected grain products; characterized by thirst and diarrhea and nausea and cramping and vomiting and abnormal cardiac rhythms; in severe cases it can cause seizures and gangrene of the limbs
Candidate hypernym: poisoning: the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance → 1
Candidate hypernym: mylodon: large (bear-sized) extinct edentate mammal of the Pleistocene in South America → 0
Candidate hypernym: functional illiterate: a person with some ability to read and write but not enough for daily practical needs → 0
Candidate hypernym: brisket: a cut of meat from the breast or lower chest especially of beef → 0
Candidate hypernym: golden fleece: in Greek mythology, a fleece of gold owned by the king of Colchis and guarded in a sacred grove by a dragon; recovered by Jason and the Argonauts → 0
Candidate hypernym: espagnole: brown sauce with tomatoes and a caramelized mixture of minced carrots and onions and celery seasoned with Madeira → 0
Candidate hypernym: honduran monetary unit: monetary unit in Honduras → 0
Candidate hypernym: reformer: a disputant who advocates reform → 0
Candidate hypernym: interrupter: a device for automatically interrupting an electric current → 0
Candidate hypernym: tapestry: something that resembles a tapestry in its complex pictorial designs → 0
Candidate hypernym: basting: moistening a roast as it is cooking → 0