Term: chlorine: a common nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; best known as a heavy yellow irritating toxic gas; used to purify water and as a bleaching agent and disinfectant; occurs naturally only as a salt (as in sea water)
Candidate hypernym: gas: a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely → 1
Candidate hypernym: bargaining: the negotiation of the terms of a transaction or agreement → 0
Candidate hypernym: tinea corporis: fungal infection of nonhairy parts of the skin → 0
Candidate hypernym: new zealand daisybush: bushy New Zealand shrub cultivated for its fragrant white flower heads → 0
Candidate hypernym: bodkin: a small sharp-pointed tool for punching holes in leather or fabric → 0
Candidate hypernym: inquisitor: an official of the ecclesiastical court of the Inquisition → 0
Candidate hypernym: seventeen-year locust: North American cicada; appears in great numbers at infrequent intervals because the nymphs take 13 to 17 years to mature → 0
Candidate hypernym: double negative: an affirmative constructed from two negatives → 0
Candidate hypernym: openness: without obstructions to passage or view → 0
Candidate hypernym: apiary: a shed containing a number of beehives → 0
Candidate hypernym: spiritual world: a belief that there is a realm controlled by a divine spirit → 0