Term: ethylene: a flammable colorless gaseous alkene; obtained from petroleum and natural gas and used in manufacturing many other chemicals; sometimes used as an anesthetic
Candidate hypernym: gas: a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely → 1
Candidate hypernym: marker: a writing implement for making a mark → 0
Candidate hypernym: self-adapting program: a program that can change its performance in response to its environment → 0
Candidate hypernym: dream: imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake → 0
Candidate hypernym: treasury: the government department responsible for collecting and managing and spending public revenues → 0
Candidate hypernym: daboecia: a dicotyledonous genus of the family Ericaceae → 0
Candidate hypernym: clout nail: a short nail with a flat head; used to attach sheet metal to wood → 0
Candidate hypernym: koan: a paradoxical anecdote or a riddle that has no solution; used in Zen Buddhism to show the inadequacy of logical reasoning → 0
Candidate hypernym: foremast: the mast nearest the bow in vessels with two or more masts → 0
Candidate hypernym: patriot's day: the 3rd Monday in April; Massachusetts and Maine celebrate the battle of Lexington and Concord in 1775 → 0
Candidate hypernym: polypropenonitrile: acrylic resin used to make a strong soft crease-resistant fabric (trade name Acrilan) → 0