Term: binding energy: the energy required to separate particles from a molecule or atom or nucleus; equals the mass defect
Candidate hypernym: energy: (physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs → 1
Candidate hypernym: ebola hemorrhagic fever: a severe and often fatal disease in humans and nonhuman primates (monkeys and chimpanzees) caused by the Ebola virus; characterized by high fever and severe internal bleeding; can be spread from person to person; is largely limited to Africa → 0
Candidate hypernym: counteroffer: an offer made by someone who has rejected a prior offer → 0
Candidate hypernym: fire blight: a disease blackening the leaves of pear and apple trees → 0
Candidate hypernym: salt-rising bread: white wheat bread raised by a salt-tolerant bacterium in a mixture of salt and either cornmeal or potato pulp → 0
Candidate hypernym: old lady: your own wife → 0
Candidate hypernym: reusable routine: a routine that can be loaded once and executed repeatedly → 0
Candidate hypernym: mottle: an irregular arrangement of patches of color → 0
Candidate hypernym: cultural movement: a group of people working together to advance certain cultural goals → 0
Candidate hypernym: homograph: two words are homographs if they are spelled the same way but differ in meaning (e.g. fair) → 0
Candidate hypernym: tidewater: low-lying coastal land drained by tidal streams → 0