Term: ptyalin: an amylase secreted in saliva
Candidate hypernym: macromolecule: any very large complex molecule; found only in plants and animals → 1
Candidate hypernym: lerot: dormouse of southern Europe and northern Africa → 0
Candidate hypernym: ridge tile: a decorative tile that is bent in cross section; used to cover the ridge of a roof → 0
Candidate hypernym: symptom: anything that accompanies X and is regarded as an indication of X's existence → 0
Candidate hypernym: self-contradiction: contradicting yourself → 0
Candidate hypernym: callionymidae: dragonets → 0
Candidate hypernym: cataphatism: the religious belief that God has given enough clues to be known to humans positively and affirmatively (e.g., God created Adam `in his own image') → 0
Candidate hypernym: thiobacillus: small rod-shaped bacteria living in sewage or soil and oxidizing sulfur → 0
Candidate hypernym: frigidity: sexual unresponsiveness (especially of women) and inability to achieve orgasm during intercourse → 0
Candidate hypernym: quern: a primitive stone mill for grinding corn by hand → 0
Candidate hypernym: chesterfield: an overstuffed davenport with upright armrests → 0