Term: transposon: a segment of DNA that can become integrated at many different sites along a chromosome (especially a segment of bacterial DNA that can be translocated as a whole)
Candidate hypernym: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) → 1
Candidate hypernym: peach: cultivated in temperate regions → 0
Candidate hypernym: safe period: that time during a woman's menstrual cycle during which conception is least likely to occur (usually immediately before of after menstruation) → 0
Candidate hypernym: reaumur thermometer: an alcohol thermometer calibrated in degrees Reaumur → 0
Candidate hypernym: larvicide: a chemical used to kill larval pests → 0
Candidate hypernym: decal: either a design that is fixed to some surface or a paper bearing the design which is to be transferred to the surface → 0
Candidate hypernym: mallet: a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc. → 0
Candidate hypernym: stronghold: a strongly fortified defensive structure → 0
Candidate hypernym: noiselessness: the property of making no noise → 0
Candidate hypernym: don juan: any successful womanizer (after the legendary profligate Spanish nobleman) → 0
Candidate hypernym: mistrial: a trial that is invalid or inconclusive → 0