Term: activated carbon: powdered or granular carbon used for purifying by adsorption; given orally (as a slurry) it is an antidote for some kinds of poisons
Candidate hypernym: carbon: an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds → 1
Candidate hypernym: skid row: a city district frequented by vagrants and alcoholics and addicts → 0
Candidate hypernym: brigade: army unit smaller than a division → 0
Candidate hypernym: japanese crab: crabmeat usually canned; from Japan → 0
Candidate hypernym: avogadro's law: the principle that equal volumes of all gases (given the same temperature and pressure) contain equal numbers of molecules → 0
Candidate hypernym: withdrawer: an individualist who withdraws from social interaction → 0
Candidate hypernym: sounding: the act of measuring depth of water (usually with a sounding line) → 0
Candidate hypernym: factor: anything that contributes causally to a result → 0
Candidate hypernym: oxonian: a native or resident of Oxford → 0
Candidate hypernym: collaboration: act of working jointly → 0
Candidate hypernym: tridacna: type genus of the family Tridacnidae: giant clams → 0