Term: nitrate bacterium: any of the nitrobacteria that oxidize nitrites into nitrates
Candidate hypernym: nitrobacterium: any of the bacteria in the soil that take part in the nitrogen cycle; they oxidize ammonium compounds into nitrites or oxidize nitrites into nitrates → 1
Candidate hypernym: respiratory distress syndrome: an acute lung disease of the newborn (especially the premature newborn); lungs cannot expand because of a wetting agent is lacking; characterized by rapid shallow breathing and cyanosis and the formation of a glassy hyaline membrane over the alveoli → 0
Candidate hypernym: stippler: a painter who stipples (creates a stippled effect) → 0
Candidate hypernym: coniferopsida: cone-bearing gymnosperms dating from the Carboniferous period; most are substantial trees; includes the classes Pinopsida (subdivision Pinophytina) and Ginkgopsida (subdivision Ginkgophytina) and Taxopsida (subdivision Taxophytina) which in turn include the surviving orders Coniferales and Taxales (yews) and sometimes Ginkgoales as well as extinct orders such as Cordaitales (of the Carboniferous and Permian) → 0
Candidate hypernym: sri lanka rupee: the basic unit of money in Sri Lanka; equal to 100 cents → 0
Candidate hypernym: rag: a small piece of cloth or paper → 0
Candidate hypernym: old-age pension: a monthly payment made to someone who is retired from work → 0
Candidate hypernym: deep freeze: temporary inactivity or suspension → 0
Candidate hypernym: mon: a member of a Buddhist people living in Myanmar and adjacent parts of Thailand → 0
Candidate hypernym: currentness: the property of belonging to the present time → 0
Candidate hypernym: pharmacology: the science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effects → 0