Term: gastrin: polypeptide hormone secreted by the mucous lining of the stomach; when peptides and amino acids are present in the small intestine the secretion of gastric acid is stimulated
Candidate hypernym: gastrointestinal hormone: hormones that affect gastrointestinal functioning → 1
Candidate hypernym: lockage: a fee charged for passage through a lock in a canal or waterway → 0
Candidate hypernym: lead: thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing → 0
Candidate hypernym: new world chat: birds having a chattering call → 0
Candidate hypernym: apios: twining perennial North American plants → 0
Candidate hypernym: nestorianism: the theological doctrine (named after Nestorius) that Christ is both the son of God and the man Jesus (which is opposed to Roman Catholic doctrine that Christ is fully God) → 0
Candidate hypernym: lardizabalaceae: thick-stemmed lianas and some shrubs; some have edible fruit → 0
Candidate hypernym: lanseh: East Indian tart yellow berrylike fruit → 0
Candidate hypernym: marasmius: chiefly small mushrooms with white spores → 0
Candidate hypernym: description: a statement that represents something in words → 0
Candidate hypernym: lead colic: symptom of chronic lead poisoning and associated with obstinate constipation → 0