| substance | the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists, DNA is the substance of our genes |
| substance | a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties, shigella is one of the most toxic substances known to man |
| specific performance | the performance of a legal contract as specified by its terms |
substance abuse
drug abuse
habit | excessive use of drugs |
| controlled substance | a drug or chemical substance whose possession and use are controlled by law |
psychoactive drug
mind-altering drug
consciousness-altering drug
psychoactive substance | a drug that can produce mood changes and distorted perceptions |
| specific | a medicine that has a mitigating effect on a specific disease, quinine is a specific for malaria |
| specific gravity | the density of a substance relative to the density of water |
| body substance | the substance of the body |
| solid body substance | the solid parts of the body |
liquid body substance
bodily fluid
body fluid
humor
humour | the liquid parts of the body |
protoplasm
living substance | the substance of a living cell (including cytoplasm and nucleus) |
hyaloplasm
ground substance | the clear nongranular portion of the cytoplasm of a cell |
grey matter
gray matter
grey substance
gray substance
substantia grisea | greyish nervous tissue containing cell bodies as well as fibers, forms the cerebral cortex consisting of unmyelinated neurons |
matrix intercellular substance
ground substance | the body substance in which tissue cells are embedded |
particular
specific | a fact about some part (as opposed to general), he always reasons from the particular to the general |
meaning
substance | the idea that is intended, What is the meaning of this proverb? |
kernel
substance core
center
centre
essence
gist
heart heart and soul
inwardness marrow
meat
nub
pith
sum
nitty-gritty f a e a c | the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience, the gist of the prosecutor's argument, the heart and soul of the Republican Party, the nub of the story |
message
content
subject matter
substance | what a communication that is about something is about |
drug user
substance abuser
user | a person who takes drugs |
| specific heat | the heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of a substance one degree centigrade |
means
substance | considerable capital (wealth or income), he is a man of means |
| substance | material of a particular kind or constitution, the immune response recognizes invading substances |
prostate specific antigen
PSA | a protein manufactured exclusively by the prostate gland, PSA is produced for the ejaculate where it liquifies the semen and allows sperm cells to swim freely, elevated levels of PSA in blood serum are associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostate cancer |
chemical
chemical substance | material produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules |
lubricant
lubricator
lubricating substance
lube | a substance capable of reducing friction by making surfaces smooth or slippery |
synthetic
synthetic substance | a compound made artificially by chemical reactions |
| humic substance | an organic residue of decaying organic matter |
plant material
plant substance | material derived from plants |
poison
toxicant
poisonous substance | any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism |
transparent substance
translucent substance | a material having the property of admitting light diffusely, a partly transparent material |
| specific | stated explicitly or in detail, needed a specific amount |
| specific | (sometimes followed by `to') applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique, rules with specific application, demands specific to the job, a specific and detailed account of the accident |
| specific | being or affecting a disease produced by a particular microorganism or condition, used also of stains or dyes used in making microscope slides, quinine is highly specific for malaria, a specific remedy, a specific stain is one having a specific affinity for particular structural elements |
| specific | relating to or distinguishing or constituting a taxonomic species, specific characters |