Term: gas gangrene: (pathology) a deadly form of gangrene usually caused by clostridium bacteria that produce toxins that cause tissue death; can be used as a bioweapon
Candidate hypernym: gangrene: necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass → 1
Candidate hypernym: bur oak: medium to large deciduous oak of central and eastern North America with ovoid acorns deeply immersed in large fringed cups; yields tough close-grained wood → 0
Candidate hypernym: perigee: periapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is nearest to the Earth → 0
Candidate hypernym: powhatan: the Algonquian language of the Powhatan → 0
Candidate hypernym: steadiness: the quality of being steady or securely and immovably fixed in place → 0
Candidate hypernym: american federation of labor and congress of industrial organizations: the largest federation of North American labor unions; formed in 1955 → 0
Candidate hypernym: defense: a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him → 0
Candidate hypernym: choreography: a notation used by choreographers → 0
Candidate hypernym: mass murderer: a person who is responsible for the deaths of many victims in a single incident → 0
Candidate hypernym: establishment: a public or private structure (business or governmental or educational) including buildings and equipment for business or residence → 0
Candidate hypernym: catabiosis: normal aging of cells → 0