Term: quantum chromodynamics: a theory of strong interactions between elementary particles (including the interaction that binds protons and neutrons in the nucleus); it assumes that strongly interacting particles (hadrons) are made of quarks and that gluons bind the quarks together
Candidate hypernym: quantum field theory: the branch of quantum physics that is concerned with the theory of fields; it was motivated by the question of how an atom radiates light as its electrons jump from excited states → 1
Candidate hypernym: clean room: a room that is virtually free of dust or bacteria; used in laboratory work and in assembly or repair of precision equipment → 0
Candidate hypernym: heron: grey or white wading bird with long neck and long legs and (usually) long bill → 0
Candidate hypernym: liquid crystal display: a digital display that uses liquid crystal cells that change reflectivity in an applied electric field; used for portable computer displays and watches etc. → 0
Candidate hypernym: arroyo: a stream or brook → 0
Candidate hypernym: echinocereus: large genus of low-growing shrubby ribbed cacti of Mexico and southwestern United States → 0
Candidate hypernym: bugger all: little or nothing at all → 0
Candidate hypernym: deoxythymidine monophosphate: one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose) → 0
Candidate hypernym: cuban bast: erect forest tree of Cuba and Jamaica having variably hairy leaves and orange-yellow or orange-red flowers; yields a moderately dense timber for cabinetwork and gunstocks → 0
Candidate hypernym: secretory phase: the second half of the menstrual cycle after ovulation; the corpus luteum secretes progesterone which prepares the endometrium for the implantation of an embryo; if fertilization does not occur then menstrual flow begins → 0
Candidate hypernym: pill: a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet → 0