Term: nitric bacteria: soil bacteria that convert nitrites to nitrates
Candidate hypernym: physical entity: an entity that has physical existence → 1
Candidate hypernym: sea breeze: a cooling breeze from the sea (during the daytime) → 0
Candidate hypernym: research: systematic investigation to establish facts → 0
Candidate hypernym: dimple: any slight depression in a surface → 0
Candidate hypernym: munificence: liberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and generous of spirit → 0
Candidate hypernym: seat: the location (metaphorically speaking) where something is based → 0
Candidate hypernym: paleography: the study of ancient forms of writing (and the deciphering of them) → 0
Candidate hypernym: christendom: the collective body of Christians throughout the world and history (found predominantly in Europe and the Americas and Australia) → 0
Candidate hypernym: solanopteris: tropical American epiphytic ferns having rhizomes with tubers and roots as well as scales → 0
Candidate hypernym: grind: the grade of particle fineness to which a substance is ground → 0
Candidate hypernym: blacksnake: blackish racer of the eastern United States that grows to six feet → 0