Term: oxidation: the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction
Candidate hypernym: chemical reaction: (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others → 1
Candidate hypernym: vibrio: curved rodlike motile bacterium → 0
Candidate hypernym: acre-foot: the volume of water that would cover 1 acre to a depth of 1 foot; 43,560 cubic feet or 1233.5 cubic meters → 0
Candidate hypernym: sorehead: someone who is peevish or disgruntled → 0
Candidate hypernym: climax: the most severe stage of a disease → 0
Candidate hypernym: trench fever: marked by pain in muscles and joints and transmitted by lice → 0
Candidate hypernym: buccal cavity: the cavity between the jaws and the cheeks → 0
Candidate hypernym: discus: a disk used in throwing competitions → 0
Candidate hypernym: smart: a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore → 0
Candidate hypernym: gesso: gypsum or plaster of Paris spread on a surface to make it suitable for painting or gilding (or a surface so prepared) → 0
Candidate hypernym: pledger: someone who makes or gives a pledge → 0