Term: phosphorus: a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
Candidate hypernym: chemical element: any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter → 1
Candidate hypernym: curd: coagulated milk; used to make cheese → 0
Candidate hypernym: sunnite: a member of the branch of Islam that accepts the first four caliphs as rightful successors to Muhammad → 0
Candidate hypernym: kinase: an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of a proenzyme to an active enzyme → 0
Candidate hypernym: strepsirhini: in some classifications either coextensive with the Lemuroidea or comprising the true lemurs → 0
Candidate hypernym: texture: the essential quality of something → 0
Candidate hypernym: mosaic culture: a highly diverse culture → 0
Candidate hypernym: load: an amount of alcohol sufficient to intoxicate → 0
Candidate hypernym: ostrich: fast-running African flightless bird with two-toed feet; largest living bird → 0
Candidate hypernym: chancellor: the honorary or titular head of a university → 0
Candidate hypernym: command guidance: a method of controlling the flight of a missile by commands originating from the ground or from another missile → 0