Term: monoamine oxidase: an enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of many body compounds (e.g., epinephrine and norepinephrine and serotonin)
Candidate hypernym: protein: any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells; consist of polymers of amino acids; essential in the diet of animals for growth and for repair of tissues; can be obtained from meat and eggs and milk and legumes → 1
Candidate hypernym: effusiveness: a friendly open trait of a talkative person → 0
Candidate hypernym: muchness: greatness of quantity or measure or extent → 0
Candidate hypernym: saw log: log large enough to be sawed into boards → 0
Candidate hypernym: american: a native or inhabitant of the United States → 0
Candidate hypernym: extrados: the exterior curve of an arch → 0
Candidate hypernym: woodcraft: skill and experience in matters relating to the woods (as hunting or fishing or camping) → 0
Candidate hypernym: reptilia: class of cold-blooded air-breathing vertebrates with completely ossified skeleton and a body usually covered with scales or horny plates; once the dominant land animals → 0
Candidate hypernym: aurochs: large recently extinct long-horned European wild ox; considered one of the ancestors of domestic cattle → 0
Candidate hypernym: lead ore: ore containing lead → 0
Candidate hypernym: time signal: a signal (especially electronic or by radio) indicating the precisely correct time → 0