| NOUN | Tops | substance | the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists |
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| cognition | substance, kernel, core, center, centre, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-gritty | the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience | |
| cognition | substance, meaning | the idea that is intended | |
| substance | substance | material of a particular kind or constitution | |
| possession | substance, means | considerable capital (wealth / wealth or income) | |
| communication | substance, message, content, subject matter | what a communication that is about something is about | |
| attribute | substance, consistency, consistence, body | the property of holding together and retaining its shape | |
| Tops | substance | a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties |
| Sounds | sah'bstahns | |
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| Rhymes | abeyance ... virulence: 273 rhymes with ahns... | |
| Meaning | The real physical matter of which a person or thing consists. | |
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| Example | "DNA is the substance of our genes" | |
| Narrower | activator | (biology) any agency bringing about activation |
| atom | (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element | |
| body substance | The substance of the body | |
| chemical element, element | Any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter | |
| chemistry | The chemical composition and properties of a substance or object | |
| element | One of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe | |
| essence | Any substance possessing to a high degree the predominant properties of a plant or drug or other natural product from which it is extracted | |
| fluid | A substance that is fluid at room temperature and pressure | |
| material, stuff | The tangible / tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object | |
| medium | (biology) a substance in which specimens are preserved or displayed | |
| medium | An intervening substance through which something is achieved | |
| mixture | (chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding) | |
| phlogiston | A hypothetical substance once believed to be present in all combustible materials and to be released during burning | |
| protoplasm, living substance | The substance of a living cell (including cytoplasm and nucleus) | |
| substrate | The substance that is acted upon by an enzyme or ferment | |
| volatile | A volatile substance | |
| Broader | matter | That which has mass and occupies space |
| part, portion, component part, component, constituent | Something determined in relation to something that includes it | |
| Spanish | substancia, sustancia | |
| Catalan | substància | |
| Adjectives | substantial | having substance or capable of being treated as fact |
| Meaning | The choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience. | |
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| Synonyms | kernel, core, center, centre, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-gritty | |
| Narrower | bare bones | (plural) the most basic facts or elements |
| hypostasis | (metaphysics) essential nature or underlying reality | |
| quiddity, haecceity | The essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other | |
| quintessence | The purest and most concentrated essence of something | |
| stuff | A critically important or characteristic component | |
| Broader | content, cognitive content, mental object | The sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned |
| Spanish | centro, corazón, enjundia, esencia, médula, meollo, núcleo, quid, sustancia | |
| Catalan | bessó, centre, cor, essència, nucli, quid, substància | |
| Meaning | The idea that is intended. | |
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| Synonym | meaning | |
| Narrower | connotation | An idea that is implied or suggested |
| reference, denotation, extension | The most direct or specific meaning / meaning of a word or expression | |
| reference | The relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to | |
| semantics | The meaning of a word, phrase, sentence, or text | |
| significance, import, implication | A meaning / meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred / inferred / inferred | |
| tenor, strain | The general meaning / meaning or substance of an utterance | |
| undertone, undercurrent | A subdued emotional quality underlying an utterance | |
| Broader | idea, thought | The content of cognition |
| Spanish | sentido, significado | |
| Catalan | sentit, significat | |
| Meaning | Material of a particular kind or constitution. | |
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| Example | "the immune response recognizes invading substances" | |
| Broader | physical entity | An entity that has physical existence |
| Meaning | considerable capital (wealth / wealth or income). | |
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| Synonym | means | |
| Narrower | pocketbook | Your personal financial means |
| wherewithal | The necessary means (especially financial means) | |
| Broader | capital | wealth in the form of money or property owned by a person or business and human resources of economic value |
| Spanish | medios, recursos | |
| Meaning | A particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties. | |
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| Example | "shigella is one of the most toxic substances known to man" | |
| Narrower | adulterant, adulterator | Any substance that lessens the purity or effectiveness of a substance |
| agent | A substance that exerts some force or effect | |
| allergen | Any substance that can cause an allergy | |
| antigen | Any substance (as a toxin or enzyme) that stimulates an immune response in the body (especially the production of antibodies) | |
| assay | A substance that is undergoing an analysis of its components | |
| carcinogen | Any substance that produces cancer | |
| chemical irritant | A substance producing irritation | |
| denaturant | Any substance that serves as a denaturing agent | |
| digestive | Any substance that promotes digestion | |
| ferment | A substance capable of bringing about fermentation | |
| fomentation | A substance used as a warm moist medicinal compress or poultice | |
| food, nutrient | Any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue | |
| fuel | A substance that can be consumed to produce energy | |
| humectant | Any substance that is added to another substance to keep it moist | |
| hydrocolloid | A substance that forms a gel with water | |
| inhibitor | A substance that retards or stops an activity | |
| inoculant, inoculum | A substance (a virus or toxin or immune serum) that is introduced into the body to produce or increase immunity to a particular disease | |
| jelly | Any substance having the consistency of jelly or gelatin | |
| leaven, leavening | A substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid / liquid | |
| ligand | A substance (an atom or molecule or radical or ion) that forms a complex around a central atom | |
| lubricant, lubricator, lubricating substance, lube | A substance capable of reducing friction by making surfaces smooth or slippery | |
| lysin | Any substance (such as an antibody) or agent that can cause lysis | |
| metabolite | Any substance involved in metabolism (either as a product of metabolism or as necessary for metabolism) | |
| nutrient | Any substance (such as a chemical element or inorganic compound) that can be taken in by a green plant and used in organic synthesis | |
| philosopher's stone, philosophers' stone, elixir | hypothetical substance that the alchemists believed to be capable of changing base metals into gold | |
| poison, toxicant, poisonous substance | Any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism | |
| propellant, propellent | Any substance that propels | |
| pyrogen, pyrectic | Any substance that can cause a rise in body temperature | |
| pyrogen | Any substance characterized by its great flammability | |
| refrigerant | Any substance used to provide cooling (as in a refrigerator) | |
| vehicle | Any substance that facilitates the use of a drug or pigment or other material that is mixed with it | |
| Broader | matter | That which has mass and occupies space |
| Spanish | substancia, sustancia | |
| Catalan | substància, sustància | |
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