Term: mucous membrane: mucus-secreting membrane lining all body cavities or passages that communicate with the exterior
Candidate hypernym: membrane: a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants → 1
Candidate hypernym: ptyalin: an amylase secreted in saliva → 0
Candidate hypernym: ringneck snake: any of numerous small nonvenomous North American snakes with a yellow or orange ring around the neck → 0
Candidate hypernym: spymaster: someone who directs clandestine intelligence activities → 0
Candidate hypernym: confirmation: a sacrament admitting a baptized person to full participation in the church → 0
Candidate hypernym: alkalimetry: volumetric analysis using standard solutions of alkali to measure the amount of acid present → 0
Candidate hypernym: patois: a regional dialect of a language (especially French); usually considered substandard → 0
Candidate hypernym: recollection: something recalled to the mind → 0
Candidate hypernym: sweet: a food rich in sugar → 0
Candidate hypernym: separation: the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal) → 0
Candidate hypernym: averageness: ordinariness as a consequence of being average and not outstanding → 0