Term: hydrocortisone: an adrenal-cortex hormone (trade names Hydrocortone or Cortef) that is active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism
Candidate hypernym: hormone: the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect → 1
Candidate hypernym: psychic communication: communication by paranormal means → 0
Candidate hypernym: new world oriole: American songbird; male is black and orange or yellow → 0
Candidate hypernym: failure: an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose → 0
Candidate hypernym: discard: getting rid something that is regarded as useless or undesirable → 0
Candidate hypernym: ramus: the posterior part of the mandible that is more or less vertical → 0
Candidate hypernym: vaccination: the scar left following inoculation with a vaccine → 0
Candidate hypernym: contaminant: a substance that contaminates → 0
Candidate hypernym: gangsaw: a power saw that has several parallel blades making simultaneous cuts → 0
Candidate hypernym: rurality: a rural characteristic or trait → 0
Candidate hypernym: scorpion shell: any of numerous tropical marine snails that as adults have the outer lip of the aperture produced into a series of long curved spines → 0