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 |
substance abuse drug abuse habit | excessive use of drugs |
aloes bitter aloes | a purgative made from the leaves of aloe |
bitter end | (nautical) the inboard end of a line or cable especially the end that is wound around a bitt |
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 |
bitterness bitter | the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste |
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 |
bitter bitterness | the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth |
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 |
bitter chocolate baking chocolate cooking chocolate | pure unsweetened chocolate used in baking and icings and sauces and candy |
bitter orange Seville orange sour orange | highly acidic orange used especially in marmalade |
bitter | English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft) |
bitter lemon | tart lemon-flavored carbonated drink |
drug user substance abuser user | a person who takes drugs |
bittercress bitter cress | any of various herbs of the genus Cardamine, having usually pinnate leaves and racemes of white, pink or purple flowers, cosmopolitan except Antarctic |
marsh pink rose pink bitter floom American centaury Sabbatia stellaris Sabbatia Angularis | any of several pink-flowered marsh plant of the eastern United States resembling a true centaury |
water hickory bitter pecan water bitternut Carya aquatica | hickory of southern United States having many narrow leaflets and rather bitter nuts |
bitternut bitternut hickory bitter hickory bitter pignut swamp hickory Carya cordiformis | hickory of the eastern United States having a leaves with or leaflets and thin-shelled very bitter nuts |
bitter pea | any of several spiny shrubs of the genus Daviesia having yellow flowers and triangular seeds, Australia |
bitter betch Vicia orobus | European perennial toxic vetch |
bitter dock broad-leaved dock yellow dock Rumex obtusifolius | European dock with broad obtuse leaves and bitter rootstock common as a weed in North America |
bitter almond Prunus dulcis amara Amygdalus communis amara | almond trees having white blossoms and poisonous nuts yielding an oil used for flavoring and for medicinal purposes |
bitter almond oil | pale yellow essential oil obtained from bitter almonds by distillation from almond cake or meal |
fever tree Georgia bark bitter-bark Pinckneya pubens | ornamental shrub or small tree of swampy areas in southwestern United States having large pink or white sepals and yielding Georgia bark for treating fever |
sour orange Seville orange bitter orange bitter orange tree bigarade marmalade orange Citrus aurantium | any of various common orange trees yielding sour or bitter fruit, used as grafting stock |
bitter cassava manioc mandioc mandioca tapioca plant gari Manihot esculenta Manihot utilissima | cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems, used especially to make cassiri (an intoxicating drink) and tapioca |
means substance | considerable capital (wealth or income), he is a man of means |
bitter end | the final extremity (however unpleasant it may be), he was determined to fight to the bitter end |
substance | material of a particular kind or constitution, the immune response recognizes invading substances |
dolomite bitter spar | a light colored mineral consisting of calcium magnesium carbonate, a source of magnesium, used as a ceramic and as fertilizer |
bitter principle | any one of several hundred compounds having a bitter taste, not admitting of chemical classification |
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 |
Epsom salts bitter salts | hydrated magnesium sulfate that is taken orally to treat heartburn and constipation and injected to prevent seizures |
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 |
bitter | make bitter |