Term: scatology: (medicine) the chemical analysis of excrement (for medical diagnosis or for paleontological purposes)
Candidate hypernym: chemical analysis: the act of decomposing a substance into its constituent elements → 1
Candidate hypernym: glossodia: small genus of Australian orchids → 0
Candidate hypernym: insulating material: a material that reduces or prevents the transmission of heat or sound or electricity → 0
Candidate hypernym: vagrant: a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support → 0
Candidate hypernym: absorptivity: (physics) the property of a body that determines the fraction of the incident radiation or sound flux absorbed or absorbable by the body → 0
Candidate hypernym: spectacle: something or someone seen (especially a notable or unusual sight) → 0
Candidate hypernym: rhetoric: using language effectively to please or persuade → 0
Candidate hypernym: pachuco: a Mexican-American teenager who belongs to a neighborhood gang and who dresses in showy clothes → 0
Candidate hypernym: serratia marcescens: the type species of the genus Serratia; a species found in water and soil and milk and foods and insects; can cause infections of the endocardium and blood and wounds and urinary tract and respiratory tract; has been tested as a bioweapon → 0
Candidate hypernym: plumbing: utility consisting of the pipes and fixtures for the distribution of water or gas in a building and for the disposal of sewage → 0
Candidate hypernym: autonomic nervous system: the part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands → 0