noun#2,960 by frequency
substance
/ˈsʌbstəns/
Physical matter; material.; A form of matter that has constant chemical composition and characteristic properties; material
- plural
- substances
Meanings
- 1
Physical matter; material.; A form of matter that has constant chemical composition and characteristic properties
Salt is a useful substance.
Tatoeba · Luornu · CC BY 2.0 FR
Mixing these substances is dangerous.
Tatoeba · AlanF_US · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
Physical matter; material
- 3
The essential part of anything; the most vital part
- 4
Substantiality; solidity; firmness
- 5
Material possessions; estate; property; resources
- 6
Drugs — illegal narcoticsrare
- 7
Ousia, essence; underlying reality or hypostasis in the philosophical senserare