Term: subduction: a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate
Candidate hypernym: process: a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states → 1
Candidate hypernym: structural genomics: the branch of genomics that determines the three-dimensional structures of proteins → 0
Candidate hypernym: iron: implement used to brand live stock → 0
Candidate hypernym: reharmonization: a piece of music whose original harmony has been revised → 0
Candidate hypernym: luminous intensity unit: a measure of luminous intensity → 0
Candidate hypernym: burro: small donkey used as a pack animal → 0
Candidate hypernym: actinomyces: soil-inhabiting saprophytes and disease-producing plant and animal parasites → 0
Candidate hypernym: shigellosis: an acute infection of the intestine by shigella bacteria; characterized by diarrhea and fever and abdominal pains → 0
Candidate hypernym: cosmic ray: highly penetrating ionizing radiation of extraterrestrial origin; consisting chiefly of protons and alpha particles; collision with atmospheric particles results in rays and particles of many kinds → 0
Candidate hypernym: croton oil: viscid acrid brownish-yellow oil from the seeds of Croton tiglium having a violent cathartic action → 0
Candidate hypernym: ideal: the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain → 0