Term: attrition rate: the rate of shrinkage in size or number
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: conductance unit: a measure of a material's ability to conduct an electrical charge
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: flogger: a torturer who flogs or scourges (especially an official whose duty is to whip offenders)
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: acknowledgment: a statement acknowledging something or someone
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: phyllostomidae: New World leaf-nosed bats
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: waterline: a line corresponding to the surface of the water when the vessel is afloat on an even keel; often painted on the hull of a ship
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: huck: toweling consisting of coarse absorbent cotton or linen fabric
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: triiodothyronine: thyroid hormone similar to thyroxine but with one less iodine atom per molecule and produced in smaller quantity; exerts the same biological effects as thyroxine but is more potent and briefer
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: gouger: an attacker who gouges out the antagonist's eye
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: miso: a thick paste made from fermented soybeans and barley or rice malt; used in Japanese cooking to make soups or sauces
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: adrenergic agonist eyedrop: a treatment for glaucoma; the eyedrops reduce intraocular pressure by decreasing the production of aqueous humor and increasing its drainage through the uveoscleral pathway