Term: sorption: the process in which one substance takes up or holds another (by either absorption or adsorption)
Candidate hypernym: natural process: a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings) → 1
Candidate hypernym: isolation: a state of separation between persons or groups → 0
Candidate hypernym: washboard: protective covering consisting of a broad plank along a gunwale to keep water from splashing over the side → 0
Candidate hypernym: alveolus: a tiny sac for holding air in the lungs; formed by the terminal dilation of tiny air passageways → 0
Candidate hypernym: crepis: hawk's-beard; cosmopolitan in northern hemisphere → 0
Candidate hypernym: martello tower: a circular masonry fort for coastal defence → 0
Candidate hypernym: sweet potato: pantropical vine widely cultivated in several varieties for its large sweet tuberous root with orange flesh → 0
Candidate hypernym: french knot: a stitch made by looping the thread several times around the needle before inserting it into the fabric → 0
Candidate hypernym: dislocation: an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity → 0
Candidate hypernym: context: discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretation → 0
Candidate hypernym: road to damascus: a sudden turning point in a person's life (similar to the sudden conversion of the Apostle Paul on the road from Jerusalem to Damascus of arrest Christians) → 0