Term: water softener: a substance (such as sodium chloride) that lessens the hardness of water by replacing calcium and magnesium ions with sodium ions and so gives the water more efficient sudsing power
Candidate hypernym: substance: the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists → 1
Candidate hypernym: slide: a transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector → 0
Candidate hypernym: course of study: an integrated course of academic studies → 0
Candidate hypernym: transurethral resection of the prostate: removal of significant amounts of prostate tissue (as in cases of benign prostatic hyperplasia) → 0
Candidate hypernym: pit: a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression) → 0
Candidate hypernym: materialization: an appearance in bodily form (as of a disembodied spirit) → 0
Candidate hypernym: angoumois moth: small moth whose larvae feed on kernels of stored grains → 0
Candidate hypernym: pakistani rupee: the basic unit of money in Pakistan; equal to 100 paisa → 0
Candidate hypernym: staple: paper fastener consisting of a short length of U-shaped wire that can fasten papers together → 0
Candidate hypernym: japanese banana: Asiatic banana plant cultivated especially as a foliage plant in Japan → 0
Candidate hypernym: bakelite: a thermosetting plastic used as electric insulators and for making plastic ware and telephone receivers etc. → 0