Term: aldosterone: a corticosteroid hormone that is secreted by the cortex of the adrenal gland; regulates salt (sodium and potassium) and water balance
Candidate hypernym: mineralocorticoid: hormone that is one of the steroids of the adrenal cortex that influences the metabolism of sodium and potassium → 1
Candidate hypernym: rambutan: pleasantly acid bright red oval Malayan fruit covered with soft spines → 0
Candidate hypernym: unhappiness: state characterized by emotions ranging from mild discontentment to deep grief → 0
Candidate hypernym: phaseolus: herbs of warm regions including most American beans → 0
Candidate hypernym: filament: a threadlike structure (as a chainlike series of cells) → 0
Candidate hypernym: dolce far niente: carefree idleness → 0
Candidate hypernym: five spice powder: Chinese seasoning made by grinding star anise and fennel and pepper and cloves and cinnamon → 0
Candidate hypernym: phyllocladaceae: a family of Phyllocladaceae → 0
Candidate hypernym: pedestal: an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue) → 0
Candidate hypernym: old: past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old') → 0
Candidate hypernym: driftfish: larger butterfishes of the western Atlantic from the New York area to the northern Gulf of Mexico → 0