Term: prion: (microbiology) an infectious protein particle similar to a virus but lacking nucleic acid; thought to be the agent responsible for scrapie and other degenerative diseases of the nervous system
Candidate hypernym: natural object: an object occurring naturally; not made by man → 1
Candidate hypernym: relation: an act of narration → 0
Candidate hypernym: horseman: a man skilled in equitation → 0
Candidate hypernym: monopoly board: a board used for playing monopoly → 0
Candidate hypernym: blood sport: sport that involves killing animals (especially hunting) → 0
Candidate hypernym: worldling: a person absorbed by the concerns and interests and pleasures of the present world → 0
Candidate hypernym: radiocarbon: a radioactive isotope of carbon → 0
Candidate hypernym: polydipsia: excessive thirst (as in cases of diabetes or kidney dysfunction) → 0
Candidate hypernym: bourbon: a reactionary politician in the United States (usually from the South) → 0
Candidate hypernym: commando: an amphibious military unit trained for raids into enemy territory → 0
Candidate hypernym: accord and satisfaction: the settlement of a debt by paying less than the amount demanded in exchange for extinguishing the debt → 0