Term: demulcent: a medication (in the form of an oil or salve etc.) that soothes inflamed or injured skin
Candidate hypernym: drug: a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic → 1
Candidate hypernym: hindrance: something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress → 0
Candidate hypernym: polypeptide: a peptide containing 10 to more than 100 amino acids → 0
Candidate hypernym: herm: a statue consisting of a squared stone pillar with a carved head (usually a bearded Hermes) on top; used in ancient Greece as a boundary marker or signpost → 0
Candidate hypernym: trompillo: weedy nightshade with silvery foliage and violet or blue or white flowers; roundish berry widely used to curdle milk; central United States to South America → 0
Candidate hypernym: rachitis: inflammation of the vertebral column → 0
Candidate hypernym: nephritis: an inflammation of the kidney → 0
Candidate hypernym: silver tree: Australian timber tree → 0
Candidate hypernym: humus: partially decomposed organic matter; the organic component of soil → 0
Candidate hypernym: lysinemia: an inborn error of metabolism in which the lack of certain enzymes leads to an inability to metabolize the amino acid lysine; characterized by muscular weakness and mental retardation → 0
Candidate hypernym: sour gum: columnar tree of eastern North America having horizontal limbs and small leaves that emerge late in spring and have brilliant color in early fall → 0