Term: alanine: a crystalline amino acid that occurs in many proteins
Candidate hypernym: chemical: material produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules → 1
Candidate hypernym: scaling ladder: a ladder used to scale walls (as in an attack) → 0
Candidate hypernym: liquefied petroleum gas: hydrocarbon gases, usually propane or butane, kept under pressure → 0
Candidate hypernym: affirmativeness: the agreeable quality of one who assents → 0
Candidate hypernym: handset: telephone set with the mouthpiece and earpiece mounted on a single handle → 0
Candidate hypernym: chlamydomonas: type genus of the Chlamydomonadaceae; solitary doubly-flagellated plant-like algae common in fresh water and damp soil; multiply freely; often a pest around filtration plants → 0
Candidate hypernym: track and field: participating in athletic sports performed on a running track or on the field associated with it → 0
Candidate hypernym: spectrograph: a spectroscope by which spectra can be photographed → 0
Candidate hypernym: herpangia: a viral infection (usually in children) marked by sore throat and fever and papules in the mouth and throat and headache and abdominal pain; usually subsides in a short time → 0
Candidate hypernym: shirtfront: the front of a shirt (usually the part not covered by a jacket) → 0
Candidate hypernym: actinomycin: any of various red antibiotics isolated from soil bacteria → 0