Term: vertical integration: absorption into a single firm of several firms involved in all aspects of a product's manufacture from raw materials to distribution
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: box spring: a coiled bedspring in a frame that is covered with cloth
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: insightfulness: shrewdness shown by keen insight
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: purplish red: a red with a tinge of purple
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: lisp compiler: a compiler for programs written in LISP
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: raindrop: a drop of rain
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: stick lac: lac in its natural state as scraped off twigs and dried
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: chiron: (Greek mythology) the learned centaur who tutored Achilles, Asclepius, Hercules, Jason, and other heroes
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: semicoma: a mild comatose state; a coma from which the person can be roused by appropriate stimuli
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: hydration: the process of combining with water; usually reversible
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: tight end: (football) an offensive end who lines up close to the tackle