Term: alum: a double sulphate of aluminum and potassium that is used as an astringent (among other things)
Candidate hypernym: astringent: a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals → 1
Candidate hypernym: econometrics: the application of mathematics and statistics to the study of economic and financial data → 0
Candidate hypernym: bankbook: a record of deposits and withdrawals and interest held by depositors at certain banks → 0
Candidate hypernym: nonlinear distortion: distortion that occurs when the output signal does not have a linear relation to the input signal → 0
Candidate hypernym: shrewishness: a nature given to nagging or scolding → 0
Candidate hypernym: dental surgeon: a dentist qualified to perform surgical procedures → 0
Candidate hypernym: color: a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect → 0
Candidate hypernym: asian tiger mosquito: striped native of Japan thriving in southwestern and midwestern United States and spreading to the Caribbean; potential carrier of serious diseases → 0
Candidate hypernym: bastard pennyroyal: aromatic plant of the eastern United States → 0
Candidate hypernym: drip: (architecture) a projection from a cornice or sill designed to protect the area below from rainwater (as over a window or doorway) → 0
Candidate hypernym: preschooler: a child who attends a preschool or kindergarten → 0