Term: nitrogen fixation: the assimilation of atmospheric nitrogen by soil bacteria and its release for plant use on the death of the bacteria
Candidate hypernym: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) → 1
Candidate hypernym: the devil: something difficult or awkward to do or deal with → 0
Candidate hypernym: sacrificer: a religious person who offers up a sacrifice → 0
Candidate hypernym: nonuniformity: the quality of being diverse and interesting → 0
Candidate hypernym: marsh bellflower: bellflower common in marshes of eastern North America having lanceolate linear leaves and small whitish flowers → 0
Candidate hypernym: kentish: a dialect of Middle English → 0
Candidate hypernym: block: a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings → 0
Candidate hypernym: verge: the limit beyond which something happens or changes → 0
Candidate hypernym: alkyl: any of a series of univalent groups of the general formula CnH2n+1 derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons → 0
Candidate hypernym: atomism: (chemistry) any theory in which all matter is composed of tiny discrete finite indivisible indestructible particles → 0
Candidate hypernym: black operation: a covert operation not attributable to the organization carrying it out → 0