Term: fomite: any inanimate object (as a towel or money or clothing or dishes or books or toys etc.) that can transmit infectious agents from one person to another
Candidate hypernym: object: a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow → 1
Candidate hypernym: water dog: a person who enjoys being in or on the water → 0
Candidate hypernym: stemless carline thistle: stemless perennial having large flowers with white or purple-brown florets nestled in a rosette of long spiny leaves hairy beneath; of alpine regions of southern and eastern Europe → 0
Candidate hypernym: climbing onion: much-branched leafless twining South African herb cultivated as an ornamental for its bright green stems growing from large aboveground bulbs → 0
Candidate hypernym: mudskipper: found in tropical coastal regions of Africa and Asia; able to move on land on strong pectoral fins → 0
Candidate hypernym: helicon: a tuba that coils over the shoulder of the musician → 0
Candidate hypernym: nuttall oak: similar to the pin oak; grows in damp sites in Mississippi River basin → 0
Candidate hypernym: record: an extreme attainment; the best (or worst) performance ever attested (as in a sport) → 0
Candidate hypernym: phrase: an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence → 0
Candidate hypernym: parity: functional equality → 0
Candidate hypernym: broadcasting: taking part in a radio or tv program → 0