Term: transmission mechanism: any mechanism whereby an infectious agent is spread from a reservoir to a human being
Candidate hypernym: object: a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow → 1
Candidate hypernym: mare: female equine animal → 0
Candidate hypernym: storminess: violent passion in speech or action → 0
Candidate hypernym: molucella: small genus of aromatic herbs of Mediterranean regions; widely cultivated → 0
Candidate hypernym: fault: (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other → 0
Candidate hypernym: oligoporus leucospongia: a pore fungus with a whitish cottony soft cap found on conifer logs in forests at high elevation in the western United States and adjacent Canada → 0
Candidate hypernym: clearance: the distance by which one thing clears another; the space between them → 0
Candidate hypernym: piston: mechanical device that has a plunging or thrusting motion → 0
Candidate hypernym: palette: board that provides a flat surface on which artists mix paints and the range of colors used → 0
Candidate hypernym: principal: (criminal law) any person involved in a criminal offense, regardless of whether the person profits from such involvement → 0
Candidate hypernym: fossilization: the process of fossilizing a plant or animal that existed in some earlier age; the process of being turned to stone → 0