Term: maleic acid: a colorless crystalline compound found in unripe fruit (such as apples or tomatoes or cherries) and used mainly to make polyester resins
Candidate hypernym: compound: (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight → 1
Candidate hypernym: circulating decimal: a decimal with a sequence of digits that repeats itself indefinitely → 0
Candidate hypernym: evernia: lichens of the family Usneaceae having a pendulous or shrubby thallus → 0
Candidate hypernym: off year: a year in which productivity is low or inferior → 0
Candidate hypernym: prothorax: the anterior part of an insect's thorax; bears the first pair of legs → 0
Candidate hypernym: early warning system: a network of radar installations designed to detect enemy missiles or aircraft while there is still time to intercept them → 0
Candidate hypernym: what for: a strong reprimand → 0
Candidate hypernym: affusion: the act of baptizing someone by pouring water on their head → 0
Candidate hypernym: site: physical position in relation to the surroundings → 0
Candidate hypernym: epacris: any heathlike evergreen shrub of the genus Epacris grown for their showy and crowded spikes of small bell-shaped or tubular flowers → 0
Candidate hypernym: specific heat: the heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of a substance one degree centigrade → 0