Term: desensitization: the process of reducing sensitivity
Candidate hypernym: decrease: a process of becoming smaller or shorter → 1
Candidate hypernym: laminate: a sheet of material made by bonding two or more sheets or layers → 0
Candidate hypernym: sea lyme grass: a dune grass of the Pacific seacoast used as a sand binder → 0
Candidate hypernym: akwa'ala: the Yuman language spoken by the Akwa'ala → 0
Candidate hypernym: abstractionism: a representation having no reference to concrete objects or specific examples → 0
Candidate hypernym: eagle scout: a Boy Scout who has earned many merit badges → 0
Candidate hypernym: citrange: more aromatic and acid tasting than oranges; used in beverages and marmalade → 0
Candidate hypernym: virginity: the condition or quality of being a virgin → 0
Candidate hypernym: sprue: a chronic disorder that occurs in tropical and non-tropical forms and in both children and adults; nutrients are not absorbed; symptoms include foul-smelling diarrhea and emaciation → 0
Candidate hypernym: hairlessness: the condition of being void of hair → 0
Candidate hypernym: gila monster: large orange and black lizard of southwestern United States; not dangerous unless molested → 0