Term: adulteration: the act of adulterating (especially the illicit substitution of one substance for another)
Candidate hypernym: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) → 1
Candidate hypernym: calibration: the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument → 0
Candidate hypernym: subtracter: a machine that subtracts numbers → 0
Candidate hypernym: polar circle: a line of latitude at the north or south poles → 0
Candidate hypernym: stalked puffball: a variety of Podaxaceae → 0
Candidate hypernym: chainlink fence: a fence of steel wires woven into a diamond pattern → 0
Candidate hypernym: inguinal canal: oblique passage through the lower abdominal wall; in males it is the passage through which the testes descend into the scrotum and it contains the spermatic cord; in females it transmits the round ligament of the uterus → 0
Candidate hypernym: memoir: an account of the author's personal experiences → 0
Candidate hypernym: payola: a bribe given to a disc jockey to induce him to promote a particular record → 0
Candidate hypernym: demonetization: ending something (e.g. gold or silver) as no longer the legal tender of a country → 0
Candidate hypernym: big brother: an authoritarian leader and invader of privacy → 0