Term: syncope: (phonology) the loss of sounds from within a word (as in `fo'c'sle' for `forecastle')
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: chlorambucil: an alkalating agent (trade name Leukeran) used to treat some kinds of cancer
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: genus alocasia: tropical Asiatic herbs similar to Colocasia but distinguished by a large sterile spadix
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: megaera: one of the three Furies
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: koto player: a musician who plays the koto
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: occlusion: (dentistry) the normal spatial relation of the teeth when the jaws are closed
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: rustiness: the condition of being coated or clogged with rust
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: burweed marsh elder: tall annual marsh elder common in moist rich soil in central North America that can cause contact dermatitis; produces much pollen that is a major cause of hay fever
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: aluminum: a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: matting: a covering of coarse fabric (usually of straw or hemp)
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: tercentennial: the 300th anniversary (or the celebration of it)