Term: heparin: a polysaccharide produced in basophils (especially in the lung and liver) and that inhibits the activity of thrombin in coagulation of the blood; it (trade names Lipo-Hepin and Liquaemin) is used as an anticoagulant in the treatment of thrombosis and in heart surgery
Candidate hypernym: thing: a separate and self-contained entity → 1
Candidate hypernym: tartar: an incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums → 0
Candidate hypernym: court: respectful deference → 0
Candidate hypernym: escort: an attendant who is employed to accompany someone → 0
Candidate hypernym: valve: the entire one-piece shell of a snail and certain other molluscs → 0
Candidate hypernym: golden rule: a command based on Jesus' words in the Sermon on the Mount;  (Matthew 7:12) → 0
Candidate hypernym: fireman's carry: the act of carrying a person over your shoulder → 0
Candidate hypernym: malayo-polynesian: the branch of the Austronesian languages spoken from Madagascar to the central Pacific → 0
Candidate hypernym: atlantic herring: important food fish; found in enormous shoals in the northern Atlantic → 0
Candidate hypernym: wittol: an archaic term for a cuckold who knows about his wife's infidelity but tolerates it → 0
Candidate hypernym: counterfeit: a copy that is represented as the original → 0