Term: hypertonicity: (of a solution) the extent to which a solution has a higher osmotic pressure than some other
Candidate hypernym: osmotic pressure: (physical chemistry) the pressure exerted by a solution necessary to prevent osmosis into that solution when it is separated from the pure solvent by a semipermeable membrane → 1
Candidate hypernym: tarsier: nocturnal arboreal primate of Indonesia and the Philippines having huge eyes and digits ending in pads to facilitate climbing; the only primate that spurns all plant material as food living entirely on insects and small vertebrates → 0
Candidate hypernym: purulent pleurisy: a collection of pus in the lung cavity → 0
Candidate hypernym: file clerk: a clerk who is employed to maintain the files of an organization → 0
Candidate hypernym: phoneme: (linguistics) one of a small set of speech sounds that are distinguished by the speakers of a particular language → 0
Candidate hypernym: french marigold: strong-scented bushy annual with orange or yellow flower heads marked with red; Mexico and Guatemala → 0
Candidate hypernym: black mulberry: European mulberry having dark foliage and fruit → 0
Candidate hypernym: ladylikeness: behavior befitting a lady → 0
Candidate hypernym: mailbag: letter carrier's shoulder bag → 0
Candidate hypernym: fregata: type genus of the Fregatidae → 0
Candidate hypernym: coat: growth of hair or wool or fur covering the body of an animal → 0