Term: sterilization: the procedure of making some object free of live bacteria or other microorganisms (usually by heat or chemical means)
Candidate hypernym: cleaning: the act of making something clean → 1
Candidate hypernym: one-twelfth: one part in twelve equal parts → 0
Candidate hypernym: emery: a hard grey-black mineral consisting of corundum and either hematite or magnetite; used as an abrasive (especially as a coating on paper) → 0
Candidate hypernym: copepoda: minute planktonic or parasitic crustaceans → 0
Candidate hypernym: vanishing: a sudden or mysterious disappearance → 0
Candidate hypernym: cupule: cup-shaped structure of hardened bracts at the base of an acorn → 0
Candidate hypernym: position effect: (genetics) the effect on the expression of a gene that is produced by changing its location in a chromosome → 0
Candidate hypernym: averageness: the state of being that is average; indicates normality but with connotations of mediocrity → 0
Candidate hypernym: board of trustees: a governing board elected or appointed to direct the policies of an educational institution → 0
Candidate hypernym: porte-cochere: a carriage entrance passing through a building to an enclosed courtyard → 0
Candidate hypernym: genus coelogyne: large diverse genus of tropical Asiatic epiphytic orchids → 0