Term: semipermeable membrane: a membrane (as a cell membrane) that allows some molecules to pass through but not others
Candidate hypernym: membrane: a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants → 1
Candidate hypernym: addiction: an abnormally strong craving → 0
Candidate hypernym: clerihew: a witty satiric verse containing two rhymed couplets and mentioning a famous person → 0
Candidate hypernym: sadhu: (Hinduism) an ascetic holy man → 0
Candidate hypernym: subpopulation: a population that is part of a larger population → 0
Candidate hypernym: capuchin: monkey of Central America and South America having thick hair on the head that resembles a monk's cowl → 0
Candidate hypernym: hold: a stronghold → 0
Candidate hypernym: tiling: the application of tiles to cover a surface → 0
Candidate hypernym: cornice: a molding at the corner between the ceiling and the top of a wall → 0
Candidate hypernym: husband: a married man; a woman's partner in marriage → 0
Candidate hypernym: hawse: the hole that an anchor rope passes through → 0