Term: decomposition: (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
Candidate hypernym: decay: the process of gradually becoming inferior → 1
Candidate hypernym: principal: the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account → 0
Candidate hypernym: public servant: someone who holds a government position (either by election or appointment) → 0
Candidate hypernym: trap block: (American football) an illegal block → 0
Candidate hypernym: skim: reading or glancing through quickly → 0
Candidate hypernym: glass wool: glass fibers spun and massed into bundles resembling wool → 0
Candidate hypernym: permissiveness: a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior → 0
Candidate hypernym: chancellor: the honorary or titular head of a university → 0
Candidate hypernym: side yard: the grounds at either side of a house → 0
Candidate hypernym: test drive: test of the roadworthiness of a vehicle one is considering buying → 0
Candidate hypernym: winged pigweed: bushy annual weed of central North America having greenish flowers and winged seeds → 0