Term: steroid: any of several fat-soluble organic compounds having as a basis 17 carbon atoms in four rings; many have important physiological effects
Candidate hypernym: substance: the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists → 1
Candidate hypernym: scab: the crustlike surface of a healing skin lesion → 0
Candidate hypernym: ictodosauria: extinct reptiles of the later Triassic period → 0
Candidate hypernym: intemperance: the quality of being intemperate → 0
Candidate hypernym: principle of relativity: (physics) a universal law that states that the laws of mechanics are not affected by a uniform rectilinear motion of the system of coordinates to which they are referred → 0
Candidate hypernym: turk: a native or inhabitant of Turkey → 0
Candidate hypernym: rutile: a mineral consisting of titanium dioxide in crystalline form; occurs in metamorphic and plutonic rocks and is a major source of titanium → 0
Candidate hypernym: zinc blende: an ore that is the chief source of zinc; consists largely of zinc sulfide in crystalline form → 0
Candidate hypernym: disenchantment: freeing from false belief or illusions → 0
Candidate hypernym: throb: an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart) → 0
Candidate hypernym: envelope: a curve that is tangent to each of a family of curves → 0