Term: insulin: hormone secreted by the isles of Langerhans in the pancreas; regulates storage of glycogen in the liver and accelerates oxidation of sugar in cells
Candidate hypernym: hypoglycemic agent: any of various agents that decrease the level of glucose in the blood and are used in the treatment of diabetes mellitus → 1
Candidate hypernym: skunkweed: tall herb of the Rocky Mountains having sticky leaves and an offensive smell → 0
Candidate hypernym: arabic: the Semitic language of the Arabs; spoken in a variety of dialects → 0
Candidate hypernym: porta hepatis: opening for major blood vessels to enter and leave the liver → 0
Candidate hypernym: canvas: the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete → 0
Candidate hypernym: perilymph: the bodily fluid that fills the space between the bony labyrinth and the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear → 0
Candidate hypernym: disk overhead: (computer science) the disk space required for information that is not data but is used for location and timing → 0
Candidate hypernym: tideland: land near the sea that is overflowed by the tide → 0
Candidate hypernym: sloe gin: gin flavored with sloes (fruit of the blackthorn) → 0
Candidate hypernym: imperialism: a political orientation that advocates imperial interests → 0
Candidate hypernym: fueling: the activity of supplying or taking on fuel → 0