Term: endonuclease: a nuclease that cleaves nucleic acids at interior bonds and so produces fragments of various sizes
Candidate hypernym: activator: (biology) any agency bringing about activation; a molecule that increases the activity of an enzyme or a protein that increases the production of a gene product in DNA transcription → 1
Candidate hypernym: densitometer: a measuring instrument for determining optical or photographic density → 0
Candidate hypernym: guard: a posture of defence in boxing or fencing → 0
Candidate hypernym: precocious dentition: teething at an earlier age than expected → 0
Candidate hypernym: iron lung: respirator that produces alternations in air pressure in a chamber surrounding a patient's chest to force air into and out of the lungs thus providing artificial respiration → 0
Candidate hypernym: codicil: a supplement to a will; a testamentary instrument intended to alter an already executed will → 0
Candidate hypernym: high priest: a preeminent authority or major proponent of a movement or doctrine → 0
Candidate hypernym: lion cub: a young lion → 0
Candidate hypernym: cube: a hexahedron with six equal squares as faces → 0
Candidate hypernym: cherry pepper: plant bearing small rounded usually pungent fruits → 0
Candidate hypernym: undecylenic acid: an acid that is a component of perspiration → 0