Term: calorie: unit of heat defined as the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree centigrade at atmospheric pressure
Candidate hypernym: work unit: a unit of measurement for work → 1
Candidate hypernym: old world monkey: of Africa or Arabia or Asia; having nonprehensile tails and nostrils close together → 0
Candidate hypernym: space capsule: a spacecraft designed to transport people and support human life in outer space → 0
Candidate hypernym: renal colic: sharp pain in the lower back that radiates into the groin; associated with the passage of a renal calculus through the ureter → 0
Candidate hypernym: semiotics: (philosophy) a philosophical theory of the functions of signs and symbols → 0
Candidate hypernym: fossilization: becoming inflexible or out of date → 0
Candidate hypernym: exponentiation: the process of raising a quantity to some assigned power → 0
Candidate hypernym: blue chip: a blue poker chip with the highest value → 0
Candidate hypernym: onyx: a chalcedony with alternating black and white bands; used in making cameos → 0
Candidate hypernym: strap: an elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position → 0
Candidate hypernym: acoustic device: a device for amplifying or transmitting sound → 0