Term: hormone: the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect
Candidate hypernym: secretion: a functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell → 1
Candidate hypernym: system: a procedure or process for obtaining an objective → 0
Candidate hypernym: pine-tar rag: baseball equipment consisting of a rag soaked with pine tar; used on the handle of a baseball bat to give a batter a firm grip → 0
Candidate hypernym: gerontologist: a specialist in gerontology → 0
Candidate hypernym: blini: Russian pancake of buckwheat flour and yeast; usually served with caviar and sour cream → 0
Candidate hypernym: partridge: small Old World gallinaceous game birds → 0
Candidate hypernym: distributor: a company that markets merchandise → 0
Candidate hypernym: primordial dwarf: an achondroplastic dwarf whose small size is the result of a genetic defect; body parts and mental and sexual development are normal → 0
Candidate hypernym: brink: a region marking a boundary → 0
Candidate hypernym: lunar excursion module: a spacecraft that carries astronauts from the command module to the surface of the moon and back → 0
Candidate hypernym: iridoncus: swelling of the iris of the eye → 0