Term: dioxin: any of several toxic or carcinogenic hydrocarbons that occur as impurities in herbicides
Candidate hypernym: material: the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object → 1
Candidate hypernym: mahayana: a major school of Buddhism teaching social concern and universal salvation; China; Japan; Tibet; Nepal; Korea; Mongolia → 0
Candidate hypernym: mental picture: a clear and telling mental image → 0
Candidate hypernym: pudendal block: regional anesthesia resulting from the use of a local anesthetic to deaden the pudendal nerves in the region of the vulva and labia majora; used to ease discomfort during childbirth → 0
Candidate hypernym: lycopene: carotenoid that makes tomatoes red; may lower the risk of prostate cancer → 0
Candidate hypernym: barber: a hairdresser who cuts hair and shaves beards as a trade → 0
Candidate hypernym: neurofibromatosis: autosomal dominant disease characterized by numerous neurofibromas and by spots on the skin and often by developmental abnormalities → 0
Candidate hypernym: strange particle: an elementary particle with non-zero strangeness → 0
Candidate hypernym: jaw: the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it; the bones that hold the teeth → 0
Candidate hypernym: wine cask: a barrel that holds wine → 0
Candidate hypernym: gas gangrene: (pathology) a deadly form of gangrene usually caused by clostridium bacteria that produce toxins that cause tissue death; can be used as a bioweapon → 0