Term: human chorionic gonadotropin: hormone produced early in pregnancy by the placenta; detection in the urine and serum is the basis for one kind of pregnancy test
Candidate hypernym: gonadotropin: hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland and placenta; stimulates the gonads and controls reproductive activity → 1
Candidate hypernym: fireman: a member of a fire department who tries to extinguish fires → 0
Candidate hypernym: neo-lamarckism: a modern Lamarckian theory emphasizing the importance of environmental factors in genetic changes and retaining the notion of the inheritance of acquired characters → 0
Candidate hypernym: blackbird: common black European thrush → 0
Candidate hypernym: undercut: the material removed by a cut made underneath → 0
Candidate hypernym: gasoline engine: an internal-combustion engine that burns gasoline; most automobiles are driven by gasoline engines → 0
Candidate hypernym: antagonist: a muscle that relaxes while another contracts → 0
Candidate hypernym: desk officer: a military officer who is not assigned to active duty → 0
Candidate hypernym: slate pencil: a pencil of soft slate (or soapstone) used for writing on a slate → 0
Candidate hypernym: biosafety level 2: exposure to infectious agents that can cause disease in humans but whose potential for transmission is limited → 0
Candidate hypernym: presentism: the doctrine that the Scripture prophecies of the Apocalypse (as in the Book of Revelations) are presently in the course of being fulfilled → 0