Term: chitin: a tough semitransparent horny substance; the principal component of the exoskeletons of arthropods and the cell walls of certain fungi
Candidate hypernym: thing: a separate and self-contained entity → 1
Candidate hypernym: ending: the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme) → 0
Candidate hypernym: prate: idle or foolish and irrelevant talk → 0
Candidate hypernym: rotogravure: printing by transferring an image from a photogravure plate to a cylinder in a rotary press → 0
Candidate hypernym: aleuria aurantia: a discomycete with bright orange cup-shaped or saucer-shaped fruiting bodies and pale orange exteriors → 0
Candidate hypernym: sextant: a measuring instrument for measuring the angular distance between celestial objects; resembles an octant → 0
Candidate hypernym: workshop: small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done → 0
Candidate hypernym: organic: a fertilizer that is derived from animal or vegetable matter → 0
Candidate hypernym: squat: the act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with the knees bent and the buttocks near the heels → 0
Candidate hypernym: shark repellent: a measure undertaken by a corporation to discourage unwanted takeover attempts → 0
Candidate hypernym: negativist: someone who refuses to do what is asked or does the opposite of what is asked → 0