substance
noun (MATERIAL) /ˈsʌb.stəns/Definition
B2 [C or U] material with particular physical characteristics: an organic/chemical substance What sort of substance could withstand those temperatures?Mixing and mixturesVariety and mixturesConnecting and combiningGroups and collections of thingsCategories and varietiesSpecies and genders illegal substance formal › an illegal drugDrugs - general wordsSpecific types of drug
(Definition of substance noun (MATERIAL) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- be neither one thing nor the other idiom
- beat verb (MIX)
- blend in/blend into sth phrasal verb
- blend noun
- blend verb
- brew noun (MIX)
- churn verb (MOVE/MIX)
- composite noun
- concoct verb
- concoction noun
- cross-fertilization noun
- emulsion noun
- interspersed adjective
- jumble verb
- mingle verb (MIX)
- mixture noun
- preparation noun (MIXTURE)
- rolled into one idiom
- solution noun (LIQUID)
- synthesis noun (MIX)
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Mixing and mixtures
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