Term: decarboxylation: the process of removing a carboxyl group from a chemical compound (usually replacing it with hydrogen)
Candidate hypernym: chemical process: (chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved → 1
Candidate hypernym: nucleoplasm: the protoplasm that constitutes the nucleus of a cell → 0
Candidate hypernym: fairy light: a small colored light used for decoration (especially at Christmas) → 0
Candidate hypernym: hurry: a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry → 0
Candidate hypernym: conductress: a woman conductor → 0
Candidate hypernym: gradient: the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal → 0
Candidate hypernym: blubber: an insulating layer of fat under the skin of whales and other large marine mammals; used as a source of oil → 0
Candidate hypernym: communist: a socialist who advocates communism → 0
Candidate hypernym: manifest: a customs document listing the contents put on a ship or plane → 0
Candidate hypernym: jumping up and down: jumping in one spot (as in excitement) → 0
Candidate hypernym: buckthorn: any shrub or small tree of the genus Bumelia → 0