Term: vasoconstrictor: any agent that causes a narrowing of an opening of a blood vessel: cold or stress or nicotine or epinephrine or norepinephrine or angiotensin or vasopressin or certain drugs; maintains or increases blood pressure
Candidate hypernym: agent: an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect → 1
Candidate hypernym: fatality: the quality of being able to cause death or fatal disasters → 0
Candidate hypernym: molecule: (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound → 0
Candidate hypernym: snorter: someone who expresses contempt or indignation by uttering a snorting sound → 0
Candidate hypernym: latch: catch for fastening a door or gate; a bar that can be lowered or slid into a groove → 0
Candidate hypernym: inland revenue: a board of the British government that administers and collects major direct taxes → 0
Candidate hypernym: neo-darwinism: a modern Darwinian theory that explains new species in terms of genetic mutations → 0
Candidate hypernym: insurance claim: demand for payment in accordance with an insurance policy → 0
Candidate hypernym: oregon grape: ornamental evergreen shrub of Pacific coast of North America having dark green pinnate leaves and racemes of yellow flowers followed by blue-black berries → 0
Candidate hypernym: clove oil: essential oil obtained from cloves and used to flavor medicines → 0
Candidate hypernym: archaeopteryx: extinct primitive toothed bird of the Jurassic period having a long feathered tail and hollow bones; usually considered the most primitive of all birds → 0