Term: immunoglobulin a: one of the most common of the five major classes of immunoglobulins; the chief antibody in the membranes of the gastrointestinal and respiratory tracts
Candidate hypernym: immunoglobulin: a class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response → 1
Candidate hypernym: curse: a severe affliction → 0
Candidate hypernym: stairwell: a vertical well around which there is a stairway → 0
Candidate hypernym: copperplate: an engraving consisting of a smooth plate of copper that has been etched or engraved → 0
Candidate hypernym: congenital afibrinogenemia: a rare congenital disorder of blood coagulation in which no fibrinogen is found in the blood plasma → 0
Candidate hypernym: knife-edge: a narrow boundary → 0
Candidate hypernym: volleyball player: someone who plays the game of volleyball → 0
Candidate hypernym: pyrometric cone: a pyrometer consisting of a series of cones that melt at different temperatures → 0
Candidate hypernym: cackle: the sound made by a hen after laying an egg → 0
Candidate hypernym: stilton: English blue cheese → 0
Candidate hypernym: pasteurization: partial sterilization of foods at a temperature that destroys harmful microorganisms without major changes in the chemistry of the food → 0