Term: cryostat: a thermostat that operates at very low temperatures
Candidate hypernym: instrumentality: an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end → 1
Candidate hypernym: cenogenesis: introduction during embryonic development of characters or structure not present in the earlier evolutionary history of the strain or species (such as the addition of the placenta in mammalian evolution) → 0
Candidate hypernym: pemphigus: a skin disease characterized by large thin-walled blisters (bullae) arising from normal skin or mucous membrane → 0
Candidate hypernym: regularity: the quality of being characterized by a fixed principle or rate → 0
Candidate hypernym: tallow: obtained from suet and used in making soap, candles and lubricants → 0
Candidate hypernym: apple of peru: coarse South American herb grown for its blue-and-white flowers followed by a bladderlike fruit enclosing a dry berry → 0
Candidate hypernym: oireachtas: the parliament of the Irish Republic → 0
Candidate hypernym: shutter: a mechanical device on a camera that opens and closes to control the time of a photographic exposure → 0
Candidate hypernym: saltation: (geology) the leaping movement of sand or soil particles as they are transported in a fluid medium over an uneven surface → 0
Candidate hypernym: paramyxovirus: a group of viruses including those causing mumps and measles → 0
Candidate hypernym: catha: a genus of African evergreen shrubs characterized by thick leaves and white flowers → 0