Term: water softener: a substance (such as sodium chloride) that lessens the hardness of water by replacing calcium and magnesium ions with sodium ions and so gives the water more efficient sudsing power
Candidate hypernym: softener: a substance added to another to make it less hard → 1
Candidate hypernym: slapper: a hitter who slaps (usually another person) with an open hand → 0
Candidate hypernym: navigator: in earlier times, a person who explored by ship → 0
Candidate hypernym: prototype: a standard or typical example → 0
Candidate hypernym: pheromone: a chemical substance secreted externally by some animals (especially insects) that influences the physiology or behavior of other animals of the same species → 0
Candidate hypernym: semantic relation: a relation between meanings → 0
Candidate hypernym: downpour: a heavy rain → 0
Candidate hypernym: arabesque: an ornament that interlaces simulated foliage in an intricate design → 0
Candidate hypernym: amicability: a disinclination to quarrel → 0
Candidate hypernym: concierge: a French caretaker of apartments or a hotel; lives on the premises and oversees people entering and leaving and handles mail and acts as janitor or porter → 0
Candidate hypernym: white prairie aster: perennial of western North America having white flowers → 0