Term: ptyalin: an amylase secreted in saliva
Candidate hypernym: amylase: any of a group of proteins found in saliva and pancreatic juice and parts of plants; help convert starch to sugar → 1
Candidate hypernym: heroic verse: a verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter → 0
Candidate hypernym: goat's rue: tall bushy European perennial grown for its pinnate foliage and slender spikes of blue flowers; sometimes used medicinally → 0
Candidate hypernym: easygoingness: being without worry or concern → 0
Candidate hypernym: tongue: the tongue of certain animals used as meat → 0
Candidate hypernym: plop: the noise of a rounded object dropping into a liquid without a splash → 0
Candidate hypernym: vancomycin: an antibiotic (trade name Vancocin) effective against some bacterial infections → 0
Candidate hypernym: gourmandism: the disposition and habits of a gourmand → 0
Candidate hypernym: mcburney's point: a point one third of the way along a line drawn from the hip to the umbilicus; the point of maximum sensitivity in acute appendicitis → 0
Candidate hypernym: atrocity: an act of atrocious cruelty → 0
Candidate hypernym: lacertidae: Old World lizards → 0