Term: sprue: a chronic disorder that occurs in tropical and non-tropical forms and in both children and adults; nutrients are not absorbed; symptoms include foul-smelling diarrhea and emaciation
Candidate hypernym: disorder: a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning → 1
Candidate hypernym: tide: the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon → 0
Candidate hypernym: brokerage house: place where a broker conducts his business → 0
Candidate hypernym: inter-service support: action by one military service to provide logistic (or administrative) support to another military service → 0
Candidate hypernym: planck's radiation law: (physics) an equation that expresses the distribution of energy in the radiated spectrum of an ideal black body → 0
Candidate hypernym: shift: the time period during which you are at work → 0
Candidate hypernym: avenger: someone who takes vengeance → 0
Candidate hypernym: hijab: the custom in some Islamic societies of women dressing modestly outside the home → 0
Candidate hypernym: prix de rome: an annual prize awarded by the French government in a competition of painters and artists and sculptors and musicians and architects; the winner in each category receives support for a period of study in Rome → 0
Candidate hypernym: ethernet cable: any of several types of coaxial cable used in ethernets → 0
Candidate hypernym: timid: people who are fearful and cautious → 0