Term: cholecystokinin: a gastrointestinal hormone that stimulates the secretion of pancreatic enzymes and the contraction and emptying of the gall bladder; its release is stimulated by the presence of fatty acids and amino acids in the small intestine
Candidate hypernym: gastrointestinal hormone: hormones that affect gastrointestinal functioning → 1
Candidate hypernym: protective garment: clothing that is intended to protect the wearer from injury → 0
Candidate hypernym: berberidaceae: shrubs or herbs → 0
Candidate hypernym: giant cane: tall grass of southern United States growing in thickets → 0
Candidate hypernym: floor: the ground on which people and animals move about → 0
Candidate hypernym: bible: the sacred writings of the Christian religions → 0
Candidate hypernym: limit: the boundary of a specific area → 0
Candidate hypernym: geologist: a specialist in geology → 0
Candidate hypernym: business interruption insurance: insurance that provides protection for the loss of profits and continuing fixed expenses resulting from a break in commercial activities due to the occurrence of a peril → 0
Candidate hypernym: schoolchild: a young person attending school (up through senior high school) → 0
Candidate hypernym: conglomeration: an occurrence combining miscellaneous things into a (more or less) rounded mass → 0