Term: direct current: an electric current that flows in one direction steadily
Candidate hypernym: electricity: energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor → 1
Candidate hypernym: homogeneous polynomial: a polynomial consisting of terms all of the same degree → 0
Candidate hypernym: swan's down: down of the swan → 0
Candidate hypernym: lysis: (biochemistry) dissolution or destruction of cells such as blood cells or bacteria → 0
Candidate hypernym: gear: a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion → 0
Candidate hypernym: singalong: informal group singing of popular songs → 0
Candidate hypernym: lymphadenitis: inflammation of lymph nodes → 0
Candidate hypernym: zeugma: use of a word to govern two or more words though appropriate to only one → 0
Candidate hypernym: galley: a large medieval vessel with a single deck propelled by sails and oars with guns at stern and prow; a complement of 1,000 men; used mainly in the Mediterranean for war and trading → 0
Candidate hypernym: tamponade: blockage or closure (as of a wound or body cavity) by (or as if by) a tampon (especially to stop bleeding) → 0
Candidate hypernym: peregrine: a widely distributed falcon formerly used in falconry → 0