Term: physiology: the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms
Candidate hypernym: biology: the science that studies living organisms → 1
Candidate hypernym: grains of paradise: West African plant bearing pungent peppery seeds → 0
Candidate hypernym: glucocorticoid: a steroid hormone that is produced by the adrenal cortex of animals; affects functioning of gonads and has anti-inflammatory activity → 0
Candidate hypernym: sureness: the quality of being steady and unfailing → 0
Candidate hypernym: attention span: the length of time you can concentrate on some idea or activity → 0
Candidate hypernym: basalt: the commonest type of solidified lava; a dense dark grey fine-grained igneous rock that is composed chiefly of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene → 0
Candidate hypernym: genus quassia: tropical trees and shrubs with pinnate leaves and large scarlet flowers; bark is medicinal → 0
Candidate hypernym: swot: an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious → 0
Candidate hypernym: premises: land and the buildings on it → 0
Candidate hypernym: streak: an unbroken series of events → 0
Candidate hypernym: graver: a tool used by an engraver → 0