Term: prion: (microbiology) an infectious protein particle similar to a virus but lacking nucleic acid; thought to be the agent responsible for scrapie and other degenerative diseases of the nervous system
Candidate hypernym: particle: a body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions → 1
Candidate hypernym: beef jerky: strips of dried beef → 0
Candidate hypernym: steprelationship: a family relationship by virtue of remarriage → 0
Candidate hypernym: superannuation: the act of discharging someone because of age (especially to cause someone to retire from service on a pension) → 0
Candidate hypernym: gonorhynchidae: coextensive with the genus Gonorhynchus → 0
Candidate hypernym: aether: personification of the sky or upper air breathed by the Olympians; son of Erebus and night or of Chaos and darkness → 0
Candidate hypernym: functional genomics: the branch of genomics that determines the biological function of the genes and their products → 0
Candidate hypernym: halocarbon: one of various compounds of carbon and any of the halogens → 0
Candidate hypernym: clarion: a medieval brass instrument with a clear shrill tone → 0
Candidate hypernym: motorcycling: riding a motorcycle → 0
Candidate hypernym: designation: the act of designating or identifying something → 0