Term: ptomaine: a term for food poisoning that is no longer in scientific use; food poisoning was once thought to be caused by ingesting ptomaines
Candidate hypernym: food poisoning: illness caused by poisonous or contaminated food → 1
Candidate hypernym: focal ratio: the ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a (camera) lens system → 0
Candidate hypernym: associate: a person with subordinate membership in a society, institution, or commercial enterprise → 0
Candidate hypernym: bank examiner: an examiner appointed to audit the accounts of banks in a given jurisdiction → 0
Candidate hypernym: spitfire: a highly emotional and quick-tempered person (especially a girl or woman) → 0
Candidate hypernym: creep: a slow longitudinal movement or deformation → 0
Candidate hypernym: articulator: someone who pronounces words → 0
Candidate hypernym: notemigonus: golden shiners → 0
Candidate hypernym: vicar apostolic: a titular Roman Catholic bishop in a non-Catholic area → 0
Candidate hypernym: dizziness: a reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall → 0
Candidate hypernym: welterweight: a wrestler who weighs 154-172 pounds → 0