Term: fixative: a compound (such as ethanol or formaldehyde) that fixes tissues and cells for microscopic study
Candidate hypernym: chemical: material produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules → 1
Candidate hypernym: recency: a time immediately before the present → 0
Candidate hypernym: traffic pattern: the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport → 0
Candidate hypernym: debacle: flooding caused by a tumultuous breakup of ice in a river during the spring or summer → 0
Candidate hypernym: potlatch: a ceremonial feast held by some Indians of the northwestern coast of North America (as in celebrating a marriage or a new accession) in which the host gives gifts to tribesmen and others to display his superior wealth (sometimes, formerly, to his own impoverishment) → 0
Candidate hypernym: dolomite: a kind of sedimentary rock resembling marble or limestone but rich in magnesium carbonate → 0
Candidate hypernym: sage: a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom → 0
Candidate hypernym: thracian: an inhabitant of ancient Thrace → 0
Candidate hypernym: eurafrican: a person of mixed European and African descent → 0
Candidate hypernym: buffalo wing: crisp spicy chicken wings → 0
Candidate hypernym: prie-dieu: low bench for kneeling on → 0