Term: homeostasis: (physiology) metabolic equilibrium actively maintained by several complex biological mechanisms that operate via the autonomic nervous system to offset disrupting changes
Candidate hypernym: equilibrium: a stable situation in which forces cancel one another → 1
Candidate hypernym: wretch: performs some wicked deed → 0
Candidate hypernym: cannikin: a wooden bucket → 0
Candidate hypernym: meningeal artery: any of three arteries supplying the meninges of the brain and neighboring structures → 0
Candidate hypernym: spider: a computer program that prowls the internet looking for publicly accessible resources that can be added to a database; the database can then be searched with a search engine → 0
Candidate hypernym: shamelessness: behavior marked by a bold defiance of the proprieties and lack of shame → 0
Candidate hypernym: grape louse: destructive to various grape plants → 0
Candidate hypernym: macropodidae: kangaroos; wallabies → 0
Candidate hypernym: gauze: a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave → 0
Candidate hypernym: peachick: a young peafowl → 0
Candidate hypernym: fibrous tissue: tissue consisting of or containing fibers in both animals and plants → 0