Term: desalination: the removal of salt (especially from sea water)
Candidate hypernym: chemical process: (chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved → 1
Candidate hypernym: overanxiety: excessive anxiety → 0
Candidate hypernym: waveguide: a hollow metal conductor that provides a path to guide microwaves; used in radar → 0
Candidate hypernym: department of veterans affairs: the United States federal department responsible for the interests of military veterans; created in 1989 → 0
Candidate hypernym: quarter note: a musical note having the time value of a quarter of a whole note → 0
Candidate hypernym: masquerader: a participant in a masquerade → 0
Candidate hypernym: sea spray: spray from ocean waves → 0
Candidate hypernym: sardinops: pilchards → 0
Candidate hypernym: dirty bomb: an atom bomb that leaves considerable radioactive contamination → 0
Candidate hypernym: bone cell: a cell that is part of a bone → 0
Candidate hypernym: net melon: the fruit of a variety of muskmelon vine; a melon with netlike markings and deep green flesh → 0