Term: holism: the theory that the parts of any whole cannot exist and cannot be understood except in their relation to the whole
Candidate hypernym: theory: a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena → 1
Candidate hypernym: barren ground caribou: of tundra of northern Canada; in some classifications included in the species Rangifer tarandus → 0
Candidate hypernym: activity: (chemistry) the capacity of a substance to take part in a chemical reaction → 0
Candidate hypernym: xenosaurus: type and sole genus of Xenosauridae: slender-bodied Mexican lizards having the upper surface covered with tiny granules and tubercles → 0
Candidate hypernym: blindness: the state of being blind or lacking sight → 0
Candidate hypernym: tineola: webbing clothes moths → 0
Candidate hypernym: ringmaster: the person in charge of performances in a circus ring → 0
Candidate hypernym: radiant energy: energy that is transmitted in the form of (electromagnetic) radiation; energy that exists in the absence of matter → 0
Candidate hypernym: rhynia: type genus of the Rhyniaceae; small leafless dichotomously branching fossil plants with terminal sporangia and smooth branching rhizomes → 0
Candidate hypernym: child: an immature childish person → 0
Candidate hypernym: carrier: an inactive substance that is a vehicle for a radioactive tracer of the same substance and that assists in its recovery after some chemical reaction → 0