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Definition: Meaning of, substance in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈsʌbst(ə)ns /

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substance substances
  1. material [countable] a particular type of solid, liquid, or gas
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  2. truth [uncountable usually in questions and negatives] formal if something has substance, it is true
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  3. ideas [singular, uncountable] the most important ideas contained in an argument or piece of writing [=  essence]
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  4. importance [uncountable] formal importance [=  significance]
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  5. man/woman of substance British English literary a rich man or woman
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substance used in phrases

  • body substance (noun)
    1. the substance of the body
  • chemical substance (noun)
    1. material produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules
  • controlled substance (noun)
    1. a drug that is illegal to possess or use without permission from a doctor
  • gray substance (noun)
    1. greyish nervous tissue containing cell bodies as well as fibers; forms the cerebral cortex consisting of unmyelinated neurons
  • grey substance (noun)
    1. greyish nervous tissue containing cell bodies as well as fibers; forms the cerebral cortex consisting of unmyelinated neurons
  • ground substance (noun)
    1. the body substance in which tissue cells are embedded
    2. the clear nongranular portion of the cytoplasm of a cell
  • humic substance (noun)
    1. an organic residue of decaying organic matter
  • intercellular substance (noun)
    1. the body substance in which tissue cells are embedded
  • liquid body substance (noun)
    1. the liquid parts of the body
  • living substance (noun)
    1. including cytoplasm and nucleus the substance of a living cell
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