Term: triiodothyronine: thyroid hormone similar to thyroxine but with one less iodine atom per molecule and produced in smaller quantity; exerts the same biological effects as thyroxine but is more potent and briefer
Candidate hypernym: thyroid hormone: any of several closely related compounds that are produced by the thyroid gland and are active metabolically → 1
Candidate hypernym: mass unit: a unit of measurement for mass → 0
Candidate hypernym: soliloquy: speech you make to yourself → 0
Candidate hypernym: sign: a gesture that is part of a sign language → 0
Candidate hypernym: rating system: a system of classifying according to quality or merit or amount → 0
Candidate hypernym: sand: a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral → 0
Candidate hypernym: poise: a state of being balanced in a stable equilibrium → 0
Candidate hypernym: lance corporal: an enlisted man in the marine corps ranking above a private first class and below a corporal → 0
Candidate hypernym: egyptian pound: the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters → 0
Candidate hypernym: center bit: a bit with a sharp center point for guidance and two side cutters → 0
Candidate hypernym: sack: any of various light dry strong white wine from Spain and Canary Islands (including sherry) → 0