Term: desiccant: a substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium oxide absorbs water and is used to remove moisture)
Candidate hypernym: chemical agent: an agent that produces chemical reactions → 1
Candidate hypernym: antbird: any of various dull-colored South American birds that feeding on ants some following army ant swarms → 0
Candidate hypernym: over-the-counter market: a stock exchange where securities transactions are made via telephone and computer rather than on the floor of an exchange → 0
Candidate hypernym: glow lamp: a gas-discharge tube with a hot cathode; used in stroboscopes → 0
Candidate hypernym: identity theft: the co-option of another person's personal information (e.g., name, Social Security number, credit card number, passport) without that person's knowledge and the fraudulent use of such knowledge → 0
Candidate hypernym: sales incentive: remuneration offered to a salesperson for exceeding some predetermined sales goal → 0
Candidate hypernym: drain: a gradual depletion of energy or resources → 0
Candidate hypernym: sandhi: the articulatory process whereby the pronunciation of a word or morpheme changes when it is followed immediately by another (especially in fluent speech) → 0
Candidate hypernym: numeration system: any notation for the representation of numbers → 0
Candidate hypernym: aroma: a distinctive odor that is pleasant → 0
Candidate hypernym: scute: large bony or horny plate as on an armadillo or turtle or the underside of a snake → 0